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

1. Recognize or understand the full implications of something
   "Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?";
   - take account
    
2. Recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
   "I appreciate your help"; "She appreciated the thoughtful gesture"
    
3. Hold dear
   "I appreciate these old photographs";
   - prize, value, treasure
    
4. Gain in value
   "The yen appreciated again!"

See also: understood

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

Antonym: depreciate

Encyclopedia: Appreciated