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1. Fully understood or grasped
   "dangers not yet appreciated";
   - apprehended, comprehended

1. Recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
    
2. Be fully aware of; realize fully
   "Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?";
   - take account
    
3. Hold dear
   "I appreciate these old photographs";
   - prize, value, treasure
    
4. Gain in value
   "The yen appreciated again!";
   - apprize [archaic], apprise, revalue
    
5. Increase the value of
   "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark";
   - apprize [archaic], apprise

See also: understood

Type of: acknowledge, consider, increase, realise [Brit], realize, reckon, recognise [Brit], recognize, regard, revalue, see, understand, view

Antonym: depreciate, devaluate

Encyclopedia: Appreciated