appreciate

verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To recognize the full worth of something; to value highly.

  2. 2.

    To understand a situation fully; to grasp the significance of.

  3. 3.

    To increase in value over time.

Related words

See also: appreciated, appreciates, appreciation, grateful

Etymology

From Late Latin appretiatus, past participle of appretiare "to set a price to," from Latin ad- "to" + pretium "price."