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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.
especially, particularly
Teachers will especially appreciate the lists at the back of the book.

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2. be grateful

ADVERB

deeply, genuinely, greatly, highly, really, sincerely, totally (esp. AmE), truly, very much
We do really appreciate your help.
especially, particularly
Younger kids might especially appreciate a trip to the zoo.

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3. understand

ADVERB

fully, totally
I fully appreciate your concern. We will do all in our power to help.
easily, readily
The problems should be easily appreciated.

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VERB + appreciate

fail to
The government failed to appreciate the fact that voters were angry.

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PHRASES

be generally appreciated, be widely appreciated
It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.

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Appreciate is used with these nouns as the subject:
asset, value

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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

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