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appreciate

US /əˈpriʃiˌeɪt/

verb Core · B1 Kinh doanh chung Giới từ & trạng từ (Part 5, 6)

Definition

recognize with gratitude; be grateful for

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

We really appreciate your quick reply to our inquiry.

Word Family

NounNoun
appreciator appreciativeness
VerbVerb
appreciate gốc
AdjectiveAdj
appreciative
AdverbAdv
appreciatively

Synonyms

  • valuea numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
  • cherishbe fond of; be attached to
  • acknowledgedeclare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

Collocations

  • Easy appreciate your help
    to appreciate your help, meaning to recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
  • Medium greatly appreciate your timely feedback
    describing greatly appreciate your timely feedback (to an extraordinary extent or degree)
  • Hard assets appreciate significantly over time
    describing assets appreciate significantly over time (anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company)
  • Very Hard fail to appreciate the gravity of the situation
    to fail to appreciate the gravity of the situation, meaning to fail to do something; leave something undone
  • Easy greatly appreciated
    describing greatly appreciated (to an extraordinary extent or degree)

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