noun
1 understanding and enjoyment of sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ deep , great , real
▪ aesthetic
▪ art , music
▪ new , new-found
▪
his new-found ~ for art
▪ renewed
▪
a renewed ~ of traditions once branded as primitive
▪ public
▪
The organization aims to promote public ~ of photography.
VERB + APPRECIATION
▪ have
▪
They have little ~ of the arts.
▪ share
▪
He doesn't share my ~ for opera.
▪ show
▪ develop , gain
▪
I have now developed an ~ of poetry.
▪ foster
▪
We hope the course will help foster a lifelong ~ of music.
▪ enhance , increase
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
She gazed in ~ at the scene.
▪ ~ for , ~ of
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They had a new-found ~ for Japanese music.
2 feeling of being grateful for sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ deep , genuine , heartfelt , sincere
VERB + APPRECIATION
▪ express , show
▪
I would like to express my ~ and thanks to you all.
▪ extend ( formal , esp. AmE )
▪
The authors extend their sincere ~ to everyone who contributed to the book.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~ (of)
▪
I'll be sending them a donation in ~ of their help.
▪ with ~
▪
‘Thank you,’ she murmured, with heartfelt ~.
▪ ~ for
▪
his ~ for all the work she had done
PHRASES
▪ a lack of ~
▪ a token of your ~
▪
As a token of our ~ we would like to offer you this small gift.
3 understanding of what sth involves
ADJECTIVE
▪ better , clear , deep , full , great , keen , real , true , wider
▪ growing
▪
There is a growing ~ of the need for change.
▪ new
▪
The article gave me a new ~ for the work which went into the album.
VERB + APPRECIATION
▪ have
▪ gain
▪
The course helped me to gain a deeper ~ of what scientific research involves.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
She had no ~ of the difficulties we were facing.