APPRECIATIVE


Meaning of APPRECIATIVE in English

adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

an appreciative comment (= showing that you think something is good or nice )

Appreciative comments may improve your staff’s performance.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

more

But they're more appreciative of the sport ... they join in a lot more Female speaker I didn't expect them here.

It will make you a better, more appreciative driver, too.

John has become more appreciative of Irene.

very

I wouldn't say I enjoyed it, but it went much better than I expected and my audience were very appreciative .

I have worked in this craft a long time, so I am very appreciative of my success.

■ NOUN

audience

Else Lynes had also brought along her active class to perform a display item before a most appreciative audience .

Among those literary wanderers of the day who sought a wide and appreciative audience , exaggeration was the fashion.

I've even told appreciative audiences at dinner parties about it when I've judged the moment to be right.

Only those who want to read do so; the rest form an appreciative audience .

Forty years on Marcel's wife Ellen now makes up his appreciative audience .

Nell McCafferty, Bernadette Devlin and other notables vented their feminist spleen at an appreciative audience .

crowd

When he was not bowling, his cat-like fielding at midwicket kept an appreciative crowd happy.

Dancing space was at a premium as hit after hit poured out to the appreciative crowd .

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

an appreciative audience

He wrote a warm, appreciative letter, thanking her for everything she had done.

Our new boss is a real joy to work for. She's so appreciative of anything you do for her.

They weren't particularly appreciative the last time I helped them. I don't think I'll bother again.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

But Mr Berzins seems so gentle and appreciative .

I was reflecting my engineering background and was insufficiently appreciative of the human dimension.

Later he was sorry, and much later he was appreciative .

The crowd was particularly appreciative of understudy Ray Walker, who filled in so ably for the ailing star, Colm Wilkinson.

The fans bathed Hrudey in appreciative applause.

When he was not bowling, his cat-like fielding at midwicket kept an appreciative crowd happy.

When the report was finished, Blanche made an appreciative comment.

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