(~s, appreciating, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ something, for example a piece of music or good food, you like it because you recognize its good qualities.
In time you’ll ~ the beauty and subtlety of this language.
VERB: V n
2.
If you ~ a situation or problem, you understand it and know what it involves.
She never really ~d the depth and bitterness of the Irish conflict...
He ~s that co-operation with the media is part of his professional duties.
VERB: V n, V that
3.
If you ~ something that someone has done for you or is going to do for you, you are grateful for it.
Peter stood by me when I most needed it. I’ll always ~ that...
I’d ~ it if you wouldn’t mention it.
VERB: V n, V it if
4.
If something that you own ~s over a period of time, its value increases.
They don’t have any confidence that houses will ~ in value.
? depreciate
VERB: V