Collocations for appreciate - verb
1. recognize good qualities
ADVERB
really,
truly
fully, properly
The sound quality was poor so we couldn't fully appreciate the music.
fully, properly
The sound quality was poor so we couldn't fully appreciate the music.
especially,
particularly
Teachers will especially appreciate the lists at the back of the book.
Teachers will especially appreciate the lists at the back of the book.
2. be grateful
ADVERB
deeply,
genuinely,
greatly,
highly,
really,
sincerely,
totally (esp. AmE),
truly,
very much
We do really appreciate your help.
We do really appreciate your help.
especially,
particularly
Younger kids might especially appreciate a trip to the zoo.
Younger kids might especially appreciate a trip to the zoo.
3. understand
ADVERB
fully,
totally
I fully appreciate your concern. We will do all in our power to help.
I fully appreciate your concern. We will do all in our power to help.
easily,
readily
The problems should be easily appreciated.
The problems should be easily appreciated.
VERB + appreciate
fail to
The government failed to appreciate the fact that voters were angry.
The government failed to appreciate the fact that voters were angry.
PHRASES
be generally appreciated,
be widely appreciated
It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.
It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.
Appreciate is used with these nouns as the subject:
asset, value
asset, value
Appreciate is used with these nouns as the object:
ability, art, beauty, benefit, comment, complexity, compliment, concern, contribution, difference, diversity, effort, enormity, extent, fact, feedback, flavour, generosity, gravity, help, honesty, humour, impact, implication, importance, input, joke, kindness, magnitude, merit, music, nuance, point of view, role, scale, seriousness, significance, subtlety, suggestion, support, value, wonder, work, worth
ability, art, beauty, benefit, comment, complexity, compliment, concern, contribution, difference, diversity, effort, enormity, extent, fact, feedback, flavour, generosity, gravity, help, honesty, humour, impact, implication, importance, input, joke, kindness, magnitude, merit, music, nuance, point of view, role, scale, seriousness, significance, subtlety, suggestion, support, value, wonder, work, worth