appreciate

[uh-pree-shee-eyt] /əˈpri ʃiˌeɪt/
verb (used with object), appreciated, appreciating.
1.
to be grateful or thankful for:
They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
2.
to value or regard highly; place a high estimate on:
to appreciate good wine.
3.
to be fully conscious of; be aware of; detect:
to appreciate the dangers of a situation.
4.
to raise in value.
verb (used without object), appreciated, appreciating.
5.
to increase in value:
Property values appreciated yearly.
Origin
1645-55; < Medieval Latin appreciātus valued, appraised, Late Latin appretiātus (past participle of appretiāre) appraised, equivalent to Latin ap- ap-1 + preti(um) price + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
appreciatingly, adverb
appreciator, noun
self-appreciating, adjective
unappreciated, adjective
unappreciating, adjective
well-appreciated, adjective
Synonyms
2. Appreciate, esteem, prize, value imply holding something in high regard. To appreciate is to exercise wise judgment, delicate perception, and keen insight in realizing the worth of something. To esteem is to feel respect combined with a warm, kindly feeling. To value is to attach importance to a thing because of its worth (material or otherwise). To prize is to value highly and cherish.
Examples from the web for appreciated
  • They could do it again if the yen appreciated further.
  • Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
  • The main reason gold is valuable is because it is appreciated around the world.
  • These effects last for months, and are not appreciated or understood by law enforcement officials.
  • Maybe that's because the role arthropods play in the breakdown of a dinosaur body has only been relatively recently appreciated.
  • Blossoms are usually followed by single-seeded, often brilliantly colored fruit much appreciated by birds.
  • It offers the features that are going to take the wearer to another level where sound can be appreciated.
  • Loved, remembered, missed and ever more appreciated.
  • Any means that work should be supported and appreciated.
  • Less widely appreciated is the fact that saving is also going out of fashion in many other developed economies.
British Dictionary definitions for appreciated

appreciate

/əˈpriːʃɪˌeɪt; -sɪ-/
verb (mainly transitive)
1.
to feel thankful or grateful for: to appreciate a favour
2.
(may take a clause as object) to take full or sufficient account of: to appreciate a problem
3.
to value highly: to appreciate Shakespeare
4.
(usually intransitive) to raise or increase in value
Derived Forms
appreciator, noun
Word Origin
C17: from Medieval Latin appretiāre to value, prize, from Latin pretiumprice
Word Origin and History for appreciated
adj.

"received with gratitude," by 1831; "enhanced in value," 1794; past participle adjective from appreciate.

appreciate

v.

1650s, "to esteem or value highly," from Late Latin appretiatus, past participle of appretiare "to set a price to" (see appraise). Meaning "to rise in value" (intransitive) first recorded 1789. Related: Appreciated; appreciating.