appreciated Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
   appreciate.
   
2. verb be fully aware of; realize fully
   appreciate; take account.
   
   • Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?
3. verb hold dear
   treasure; appreciate; prize; value.
   
   • I prize these old photographs
4. verb gain in value
   appreciate; apprise; apprize; revalue.
   
   • The yen appreciated again!
5. verb increase the value of
   appreciate; apprise; apprize.
   
   • The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark
6. adjective satellite fully understood or grasped
   comprehended; apprehended.
   
   • dangers not yet appreciated
   • these apprehended truths
   • a thing comprehended is a thing known as fully as it can be known

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