verb

appreciate

Translation

to be grateful for, to value, to understand, to increase in value

I really appreciate your help.

I can appreciate the difficulty of the situation.

The value of the house has appreciated.

((sth.)) to be grateful for (sth.) I appreciate your honesty.

((that ...)) to understand (that ...) I appreciate that it's a difficult decision.

((by sth.)) to increase in value (by a certain amount) The property appreciated by 10%.

Synonyms: value, be grateful for, understand; Antonyms: depreciate, disregard

From Latin 'appretiare' (to value), from 'ad-' (to) + 'pretium' (price).

Think 'add price' to something. When you appreciate something, you add value or 'price' to it in your mind.