Appreciation Meaning
/əˌpɹiː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of appreciating.
nounA fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence; gratitude and esteem.
Sentence Examples
I have some appreciation of your problems.
May I present this to you in token of my appreciation?
She shows little appreciation of good music.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She expressed her ____ for the thoughtful gift during the ceremony.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The company gave him a small gift in ____ of his long many years of service.
Word Origin & History
From French appréciation. By surface analysis, appreciate + -ion.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The English, until relatively recently, seem to have imagined “English” and “British” to be interchangeable, as if Britain was just a bigger England. Our dualism gave us a better appreciation of the nation-state we lived in, though if Britain was a “nation” as well as a “state”, where did that leave Scotland?"
— 2014 September 16, Ian Jack, “Is this the end of Britishness”, in The Guardian:
"His foreboding showed his appreciation of Henry's character."
— 1874, John Richard Green, History of the English People, Volume I:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She expressed her ____ for the thoughtful gift during the ceremony.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The company gave him a small gift in ____ of his long many years of service.