What does appreciate mean?
Word: Appreciate
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Appreciate means to be thankful for something, or to understand how good or valuable it is.
Synonyms: treasure, admire
Antonyms: ignore, undervalue
How do you spell appreciate?
Syllables: ap - pre - ci - ate
Tricky part: There is a double p, and the sh sound in the middle is spelt ci.
Watch out for: apreciate, appriciate, appreshiate
Memory tip: Things you appreciate are precious to you, and appreciate holds the same letters p-r-e-c-i that start precious.
Appreciate in a sentence
Example 1: I appreciate your help with my project.
Example 2: You will appreciate the hills more if you walk up them slowly.
Example 3: The audience appreciated the dance with loud clapping.
Fun Fact
Appreciate comes from the Latin pretium, meaning price. That is why land that rises in price is also said to appreciate.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) sincerly
b) appreciate
c) greatful
d) thankfull
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b) appreciate. Grateful starts with grate, thankful has one l and sincerely keeps its e before ly.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word: appreciate
a) refuse
b) value
c) borrow
d) doubt
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b) value. To value something is to appreciate how good it is.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
tpaericpea
a) precipitate
b) appreciate
c) appreciative
d) approximate
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b) appreciate. Neither a v nor an x is among the letters, and there is only one t, so appreciate is the only fit.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Grandma said she would appreciat a cup of tea after the long train ride.
a) cup
b) appreciat
c) train
d) ride
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b) appreciat. The word ends in ate, as in create.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. You appreciate a painting when you ____.
a) buy it at a low price
b) copy it line by line
c) enjoy how well it is made
d) hang it on a wall
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c) enjoy how well it is made
2. If you appreciate a friend's help, you are ____.
a) glad of it
b) puzzled by it
c) annoyed by it
d) jealous of it
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a) glad of it
