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appreciate
verb
1 appreciate
Recognize with gratitude; be grateful for.
Roget 451:
think,
reflect,
cogitate,
excogitate†,
consider,
deliberate;
bestow thought upon,
bestow consideration upon;
speculate,
contemplate,
meditate,
ponder,
muse,
dream,
ruminate;
brood over,
con over;
animadvert,
study;
bend the mind,
apply the mind
etc.
(attend)
457;
digest,
discuss,
hammer at,
weigh,
perpend;
realize,
appreciate;
fancy
etc.
(imagine)
515;
trow†.
take into consideration;
take counsel
etc.
(be advised)
695;
commune with oneself,
bethink oneself;
collect one's thoughts;
revolve in the mind,
turn over in the mind,
run over in the mind;
chew the cud upon,
sleep upon;
take counsel of one's pillow,
advise with one's pillow.
rack one's brains,
ransack one's brains,
crack one's brains,
beat one's brains,
cudgel one's brains;
set one's brain to work,
set one's wits to work.
harbor an idea,
entertain an idea,
cherish an idea,
nurture an idea
etc.
453;
take into one's head;
bear in mind;
reconsider.
occur;
present itself,
suggest itself;
come into one's head,
get into one's head;
strike one,
flit across the view,
come uppermost,
run in one s head;
enter the mind,
pass in the mind,
cross the mind,
flash on the mind,
flash across the mind,
float in the mind,
fasten itself on the mind,
be uppermost in the mind,
occupy the mind;
have in one's mind.
make an impression;
sink into the mind,
penetrate into the mind;
engross the thoughts.
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Roget 850:
appreciate,
judge,
criticise,
discriminate
etc.
465
Roget 450:
note,
notice,
mark;
take notice of,
take cognizance of be aware of,
be conscious of;
realize;
appreciate;
ruminate
etc.
(think)
451;
fancy
etc.
(imagine)
515.
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Roget 490:
know,
ken [Scot.],
scan,
wot†;
wot aware†,
be aware of
etc.
adj.;
ween†,
weet†,
trow†,
have,
possess.
conceive;
apprehend,
comprehend;
take,
realize,
understand,
savvy [Slang],
appreciate;
fathom,
make out;
recognize,
discern,
perceive,
see,
get a sight-of,
experience.
know full well;
have some knowledge of,
possess some knowledge of;
be au courant
etc.
adj.;
have in one's head,
have at one' fingers ends;
know by heart,
know by rote;
be master of;
connaitre le dessous des cartes [Fr.],
know what's what
etc.
698.
see one's way;
discover
etc.
480.1.
come to one's knowledge
etc.
(information)
527.
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Dutch: waarderen
2 appreciate
Be fully aware of; realize fully:
— Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?.
synonym: take account.
Dutch: in waarde stijgen
3 appreciate
Hold dear.
synonyms: prize, treasure, value.
Roget 931:
approve;
approbate,
think good,
think much of,
think well of,
think highly of;
esteem,
value,
prize;
set great store by,
set great store on.
do justice to,
appreciate;
honor,
hold in esteem,
look up to,
admire;
like
etc.
897;
be in favor of,
wish Godspeed;
hail,
hail with satisfaction.
stand up for,
stick up for;
uphold,
hold up,
countenance,
sanction;
clap on the back,
pat on the back;
keep in countenance,
indorse;
give credit,
recommend;
mark with a white mark,
mark with a stone.
commend,
belaud†,
praise,
laud,
compliment;
pay a tribute,
bepraise†;
clap the hands;
applaud,
cheer,
acclamate†,
encore;
panegyrize†,
eulogize,
cry up,
proner [Fr.],
puff;
extol,
extol to the skies;
magnify,
glorify,
exalt,
swell,
make much of;
flatter
etc.
933;
bless,
give a blessing to;
have a good word for,
say a good word for;
speak well of,
speak highly of,
speak in high terms of;
sing the praises of,
sound the praises of,
chaunt the praises of;
resound the praises of;
sing praises to;
cheer to the echo,
applaud to the echo,
applaud to the very echo,
cheer to the very echo.
redound to the honor,
redound to the praise,
redound to the credit of;
do credit to;
deserve praise
etc.
n.;
recommend itself;
pass muster.
be praised
&c.;
receive honorable mention;
be in favor with,
be in high favor with;
ring with the praises of,
win golden opinions,
gain credit,
find favor with,
stand well in the opinion of;
laudari a laudato viro [Lat.].
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Roget 812a:
value,
esteem;
appreciate.
[estimate value]
appraise,
evaluate,
assess.
Roget 466:
measure,
mete;
determine,
assay;
evaluate,
value,
assess,
rate,
appraise,
estimate,
form an estimate,
set a value on;
appreciate;
standardize.
span,
pace step;
apply the compass
etc.
n.;
gauge,
plumb,
probe,
sound,
fathom;
heave the log,
heave the lead;
survey.
weigh.
take an average
etc.
29;
graduate.
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Roget 480:
judge,
conclude;
come to a conclusion,
draw a conclusion,
arrive at a conclusion;
ascertain,
determine,
make up one's mind.
deduce,
derive,
gather,
collect,
draw an inference,
make a deduction,
weet†,
ween†.
form an estimate,
estimate,
appreciate,
value,
count,
assess,
rate,
rank,
account;
regard,
consider,
think of;
look upon
etc.
(believe)
484;
review;
size up [Slang].
settle;
pass an opinion,
give an opinion;
decide,
try,
pronounce,
rule;
pass judgment,
pass sentence;
sentence,
doom;
find;
give judgment,
deliver judgment;
adjudge,
adjudicate;
arbitrate,
award,
report;
bring in a verdict;
make absolute,
set a question at rest;
confirm
etc.
(assent)
488.
comment,
criticize,
kibitz;
pass under review
etc.
(examine)
457;
investigate
etc.
(inquire)
461.
hold the scales,
sit in judgment;
try judgment,
hear a cause.
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4 appreciate
Gain in value:
— The yen appreciated again!.
synonyms: apprise, apprize, revalue.
Dutch: opwaarderen, revaloriseren, revalueren
5 appreciate
Increase the value of:
— The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark.
synonyms: apprise, apprize.
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