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appreciate

/əˈpɹiː.si.eɪt/
verb
  1. To be grateful or thankful for.

    "I appreciate your efforts"

    Similar: esteem

  2. To view as valuable.

    "You must learn to appreciate time"

    Similar: esteem

  3. To be fully conscious of; understand; be aware of; detect.

    "I appreciate that what I'm asking you to do is very difficult."

    Similar: grasp

Synonymsesteem, esteem, grasp
Antonymsdepreciate

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