B2 adverb ニュートラル

appreciate

/əˈpriːʃieɪt/

To recognize the full worth or quality of something, or to be grateful for a gesture or action. It can also mean to understand a situation fully or to increase in value over time.

例文

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1

I really appreciate your help with the groceries.

I am very thankful for the assistance you gave me with my shopping.

2

The board of directors appreciates your continued dedication to the firm.

The company leaders value your ongoing hard work for the organization.

3

Thanks for the coffee, I really appreciate it!

Thank you for the drink, it was a very kind gesture!

語族

名詞
appreciation
Verb
appreciate
副詞
appreciatively
形容詞
appreciative
関連
appreciator
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覚え方のコツ

Look at the middle of the word: 'preci'. It looks like 'price.' When you appreciate something, you recognize its true price or value.

クイックテスト

I would ______ it if you could send me the files by tomorrow morning.

正解!

正解は: appreciate

例文

1

I really appreciate your help with the groceries.

everyday

I am very thankful for the assistance you gave me with my shopping.

2

The board of directors appreciates your continued dedication to the firm.

formal

The company leaders value your ongoing hard work for the organization.

3

Thanks for the coffee, I really appreciate it!

informal

Thank you for the drink, it was a very kind gesture!

4

It is difficult to fully appreciate the impact of this policy without further data.

academic

It is hard to completely understand the effects of this rule without more information.

5

We appreciate your feedback and will use it to improve our services.

business

We value your comments and will apply them to make our business better.

語族

名詞
appreciation
Verb
appreciate
副詞
appreciatively
形容詞
appreciative
関連
appreciator

よく使う組み合わせ

greatly appreciate to be extremely thankful for something
fully appreciate to understand the total importance or scale of a situation
appreciate the importance to realize why something is significant
appreciate in value to become more expensive or worth more over time
deeply appreciate to feel a profound sense of gratitude

よく使うフレーズ

I would appreciate it if...

A polite way to ask someone to do something.

To appreciate the gesture

To be thankful for the kind intention behind an action.

Highly appreciated

Something that is very much welcomed or valued.

よく混同される語

appreciate vs thank

'Thank' is a verb for the outward expression of gratitude, while 'appreciate' describes the internal feeling of value or understanding.

appreciate vs depreciate

This is the direct opposite; it means to lose value over time rather than gain it.

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使い方のコツ

When expressing gratitude for an action, always use an object after 'appreciate'. If you follow it with a clause, you must use 'it', as in 'I appreciate it that you came.'

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よくある間違い

A frequent error is saying 'I appreciate for your help.' The correct form is 'I appreciate your help' (no preposition needed).

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覚え方のコツ

Look at the middle of the word: 'preci'. It looks like 'price.' When you appreciate something, you recognize its true price or value.

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語源

Derived from the Latin 'appretiare', meaning 'to set a price to' or 'to value'.

文法パターン

appreciate + noun/pronoun appreciate + gerund (verb+ing) I would appreciate it if + clause
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文化的な背景

In many English-speaking cultures, showing appreciation is a vital part of social etiquette and professional networking.

クイックテスト

I would ______ it if you could send me the files by tomorrow morning.

正解!

正解は: appreciate

関連単語

to

A1

Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.

and

A1

A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.

a

A1

A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.

that

A1

This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.

I

A1

The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.

for

A1

Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.

not

A1

A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.

with

A1

A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.

he

A1

A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.

you

A1

Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.

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