appreciate

appreciate
appreciate [{{t}}ə'pri:ʃɪeɪt]
1 transitive verb
(a) (value) apprécier; (art) apprécier, goûter; (person) apprécier (à sa juste valeur);
∎ they appreciate good food ils apprécient la bonne cuisine;
∎ no one appreciates me personne ne m'apprécie à ma juste valeur
(b) (be grateful for) être reconnaissant de, être sensible à;
∎ I appreciate your help je vous suis reconnaissant de votre aide;
∎ I would appreciate a prompt reply to this letter je vous serais obligé de bien vouloir me répondre dans les plus brefs délais;
∎ I appreciate it j'en suis reconnaissant; esp {{}}American{{}} (thanks) je vous en remercie;
∎ I would appreciate it if you didn't smoke in the car je vous serais reconnaissant ou je vous saurais gré de ne pas fumer dans la voiture;
∎ thanks, I'd really appreciate that ça me rendrait vraiment service;
∎ he greatly appreciates this honour il est très sensible à cet honneur
(c) (realize, understand) se rendre compte de, être conscient de;
∎ I fully appreciate (the fact) that… je me rends bien compte que…;
∎ I do appreciate your concern but… votre sollicitude me touche beaucoup mais…;
∎ do you appreciate how hard I try? est-ce que tu te rends compte des efforts que je fais?;
∎ we fully appreciate the situation nous nous rendons parfaitement compte de la situation;
∎ I hadn't appreciated how difficult it is je ne m'étais pas rendu compte que c'était aussi difficile
2 intransitive verb
(value, price) augmenter; (currency) s'apprécier; (goods, property, investment, shares) prendre de la valeur

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  • Appreciate — Ap*pre ci*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appreciated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appreciating}.] [L. appretiatus, p. p. of appretiare to value at a price, appraise; ad + pretiare to prize, pretium price. Cf. {Appraise}.] 1. To set a price or value on; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • appreciate — ap·pre·ci·ate /ə prē shē ˌāt, pri , sē / vb at·ed, at·ing vt 1: to judge or understand the significance of incapable of appreciating the difference between right and wrong B. N. Cardozo 2: to raise the market value of compa …   Law dictionary

  • appreciate — 1 comprehend, *understand Analogous words: appraise, value, rate, *estimate, evaluate: *judge, adjudge: *apprehend, comprehend Antonyms: depreciate Contrasted words: disparage, derogate, detract, belittle, * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • appreciate — ap‧pre‧ci‧ate [əˈpriːʆieɪt] verb [intransitive] 1. to increase in value: • Their art collection has appreciated substantially, almost doubling in value. 2. FINANCE when a currency appreciates, it increases in value compared to other currencies:… …   Financial and business terms

  • appreciate — [v1] be grateful, thankful acknowledge, be appreciative, be indebted, be obliged, enjoy, flip over*, freak out on*, get high on*, give thanks, groove on*, welcome; concepts 12,32,76 Ant. be critical, criticize, disparage, disregard, neglect,… …   New thesaurus

  • appreciate — Its normal meaning ‘to acknowledge with gratitude’, especially in business correspondence (e.g. I appreciate everything that you have done to help us) and to form polite requests (e.g. It would be appreciated if you would reply by return of post) …   Modern English usage

  • appreciate — [ə prē′shē āt΄] vt. appreciated, appreciating [< LL(Ec) appretiatus, pp. of appretiare, APPRAISE] 1. to think well of; understand and enjoy; esteem 2. to recognize and be grateful for; be thankful for 3. to estimate the quality or worth of,… …   English World dictionary

  • Appreciate — Ap*pre ci*ate, v. i. To rise in value. [See note under {Rise}, v. i.] J. Morse. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • appreciate — (v.) 1650s, to esteem or value highly, from L.L. appretiatus, pp. of appretiare to set a price to (see APPRAISE (Cf. appraise)). Meaning to rise in value (intransitive) first recorded 1789. Related: APPRECIATED (Cf. Appreciated); appreciating …   Etymology dictionary

  • appreciate — ► VERB 1) recognize the value or significance of. 2) understand (a situation) fully. 3) be grateful for. 4) rise in value or price. DERIVATIVES appreciator noun. ORIGIN Latin appretiare appraise , from pretium …   English terms dictionary

  • appreciate */*/ — UK [əˈpriːʃɪˌeɪt] / US [əˈprɪʃɪˌeɪt] verb Word forms appreciate : present tense I/you/we/they appreciate he/she/it appreciates present participle appreciating past tense appreciated past participle appreciated 1) [transitive, never progressive]… …   English dictionary

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