appreciate
/əˈpɹiʃiˌeɪt/
verb
Core
1.v.recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
2.v.be fully aware of; realize fully
“Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?”
3.v.hold dear
“I prize these old photographs”
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appreciate and prize share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. appreciate means “recognize with gratitude; be grateful for”. prize means “something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery”. appreciate is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/əˈpɹiʃiˌeɪt/
1.v.recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
2.v.be fully aware of; realize fully
“Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?”
3.v.hold dear
“I prize these old photographs”
| appreciate | prize | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /əˈpɹiʃiˌeɪt/ | /ˈpɹaɪz/ |
| Said | uh-PREE-shee-ayt | prahyz |
| Syllables | 4 | 1 |
| Letters | 10 | 5 |
| Parts of speech | verb | noun, verb, adjective |
| Senses | 5 | 7 |
| How common | Core | Common |
| Synonyms | none recorded | award |
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/ˈpɹaɪz/
1.n.something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
“the prize was a free trip to Europe”
2.n.goods or money obtained illegally
3.n.something given as a token of victory