[əˈpriːsɪeɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- recognize the full worth of
(e.g: she feels that he does not appreciate her)

- understand (a situation) fully; grasp the full implications of
(e.g: they failed to appreciate the pressure he was under)

- rise in value or price
(e.g: the dollar appreciated against the euro by 15 per cent)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century: from late Latin appretiat- ‘set at a price, appraised’, from the verb appretiare, from ad- ‘to’ + pretium ‘price’