appreciating
present participle ofappreciate
单词 | appreciating |
释义 | appreciating present participle ofappreciate appreciate verb uk/əˈpriː.ʃi.eɪt/us/əˈpriː.ʃi.eɪt/appreciateverb(VALUE)B2 torecognizehow good someone or something is and tovaluehim, her, or it: There's nopointbuyinghimexpensivewines- he doesn't appreciate them. C2[T] tounderstandasituationandrealizethat it isimportant: We appreciate the need forimmediateaction. [+ that]I appreciatethatit's adifficultdecisionfor you to make. [+ question word]I don'tthinkyou appreciatehowmuchtimeIspentpreparingthismeal. I/we appreciate... B2 used when you arethankingsomeone orshowingthat you aregrateful: We really appreciate all thehelpyou gave us lastweekend. [+ -ing verb]I appreciateyourmakingtheeffortto come. showing or expressing thanks to someone
would appreciate B2 used when you arepolitelyaskingfor something: I would appreciateitif you couldletmeknow(=pleaseletmeknow)inadvancewhether or not you will be coming.
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Relieved and thankful Making appeals & requests appreciateverb(INCREASE)[I] toincreaseinvalue: Thevalueofourhousehas appreciatedby50percentin the last twoyears. Ourhousehas appreciated(invalue)by50percentin the last twoyears. Opposite depreciate Price increases
Examplesofappreciatingappreciating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The emphasis is on students' engagement in making andappreciating, with tutors providing models of planning, teaching and evaluating. From theCambridge English Corpus The linchamientos cannot be understood withoutappreciatingthis sense of desperation. From theCambridge English Corpus The result was that cards often traded hands several times,appreciatingin value each time, before finally being 'cashed in' or caught by the authorities. From theCambridge English Corpus Ultimately, too many in the law enforcement community experience difficulty grasping and/orappreciatingracial and ethnic sensitivities. From theCambridge English Corpus In other words, it is culture (a cultivated human way ofappreciatingbeauty) which institutes a piece of land into a landscape. From theCambridge English Corpus We need also a psychotherapy: a way ofappreciatingand living more comfortably in the world we have made and continue to inhabit. From theCambridge English Corpus Only those couples who are sufficiently educated to make welfare-maximization decisions would be capable ofappreciatingthe gains in welfare. From theCambridge English Corpus As harmony is a possibility of conversation then this can be achieved throughappreciatingdiversity as well as by eliminating diversity. From theCambridge English Corpus Identifying resilience in oneself involvesappreciatingpersonal growth and a capacity to ref lect on a new existence. From theCambridge English Corpus To appreciate art, she writes, is "to appreciate that work of art itself, as distinguished fromappreciatingsomething outside it" (62). From theCambridge English Corpus This allows for the start ofappreciatingand accounting for the highly elusive character of concepts during design. From theCambridge English Corpus Comparative law today is thus concerned both with seeking similarity (legal harmonisation, or unification) andappreciatingdifference (between legal ideas, practices, systems and experiences). From theCambridge English Corpus Appreciatingwhat we have is very important to a healthy mental state. From theCambridge English Corpus Here, the fear-of-floating hypothesis says a pegging strategy is sought because of safe haven fears or the country's historical fears of anappreciatingexchange rate. From theCambridge English Corpus In fact many directors, instinctivelyappreciatingtheir bogus status, have them 'played' by some of the party guests letting their hair down. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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