verb
appreciate
uh-PREE-shee-ayt/əˈpriːʃieɪt/
To recognize and understand something's significance.
The visitor appreciates the textile's intricate craftsmanship as its maker explains a detail.
Etymology
The “price” root underlies setting a value on something, which became esteeming it highly. Appreciation also developed toward full awareness, connecting valuation with recognizing something’s meaning or quality.
In context
say we really appreciate your artists and the skills like hire them to make a garment
More examples
- She learns to appreciate the garden’s quiet beauty.
- I did not appreciate the seriousness of the problem at first.
- The team appreciates his careful work.
Forms
appreciate · appreciates · appreciated · appreciating
appreciation noun — recognition of value or importance