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English verb: appreciate | |||
| 1. | appreciate (emotion) recognize with gratitude; be grateful for | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acknowledge, recognise, recognize | ||
| 2. | appreciate (cognition) be fully aware of; realize fully | ||
| Samples | Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?. | ||
| Synonyms | take account | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | realise, realize, see, understand | ||
| 3. | appreciate (possession) hold dear | ||
| Samples | I prize these old photographs. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue appreciate the movie | ||
| Synonyms | prize, treasure, value | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | consider, reckon, regard, see, view | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | do justice, recognise, recognize | ||
| 4. | appreciate (change) gain in value | ||
| Samples | The yen appreciated again!. | ||
| Synonyms | apprise, apprize, revalue | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | increase | ||
| Verb group | appreciate, apprise, apprize | ||
| Antonyms | devaluate, depreciate, devalue, undervalue | ||
| 5. | appreciate (change) increase the value of | ||
| Samples | The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark. | ||
| Synonyms | apprise, apprize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | revalue | ||
| Verb group | appreciate, apprise, apprize, revalue | ||
| Antonyms | depreciate | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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