appreciate meaning
appreciate :
to value, to understand the worth
Verb
▪ I appreciate your help.
▪ I value your help.
▪ She appreciates good music.
▪ She values good music.
paraphrasing
▪ value – to see worth
▪ recognize – to see clearly
▪ understand – to know well
▪ acknowledge – to accept as true
Pronunciation
appreciate [əˈpriːʃiˌeɪt]
The stress is on 'pre' and sounds like 'uh-pree-shee-ate'.
Common phrases and grammar about appreciate
appreciate - Common meaning
Verb
to value, to understand the worth
Part of Speech Changes for "appreciate"
▪ appreciation (noun) – the act of valuing
▪ appreciative (adjective) – showing value or gratitude
Common Expressions with "appreciate"
▪ appreciate the effort – to value the work done
▪ appreciate the support – to value the help given
▪ appreciate the opportunity – to value the chance given
▪ appreciate the feedback – to value the comments given
Important examples of appreciate in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, appreciate is often used to express gratitude or value for actions or items.
Example of a confusing word: depreciate (to decrease in value)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Appreciate is commonly used as a transitive verb, meaning it requires an object in TOEIC grammar questions.
appreciate
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
appreciate the gesture
'value the action', used when acknowledging kind acts.
appreciate the finer things
means 'to value high-quality or sophisticated things'.
Differences between similar words and appreciate
appreciate
,
value
differences
Appreciate is used to express gratitude or understanding, while value often refers to the worth or importance of something.
Words with the same origin as appreciate
The origin of appreciate
Appreciate comes from the Latin 'appretiatus', which means to set a price or value.
Word structure
It has the prefix ap (to), root preci (price), and suffix ate (verb), meaning 'to set a price to'.
Words with the same origin
The root of appreciate is preci (price). Words with the same root include precious (of great value), depreciate (to lower in value).
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