Appreciate
/əˈpriː.ʃi.eɪt/noun
To recognize the value or worth of something; to be grateful for it.
Did you know?Appreciate ultimately comes from Latin roots meaning “set a price on,” so the word that now expresses gratitude once belonged to the world of valuation, judgment, and worth.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
appretiare
“to set a price on; to value”
Late Latin
Latin
appretiatus
“valued, appraised”
Middle French
Old French
aprecier
“to estimate the worth of”
15th Century
English
apprisen / appreciate
“to value highly; to estimate”
Modern English
English
appreciate
“to recognize the value of; to be thankful for”
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