appreciate

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) appreciate

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) appreciates

Past tense (ya wuce) appreciated

Past participle (ya wuce) appreciated

Present participle (ana cikin yi) appreciating

1. (transitive) If you appreciate something, you understand its value or its qualities

   It's hard to appreciate how difficult the job is until you try it yourself.

2. (transitive) If you appreciate something, you feel thankful for it. <> gamsuwa da abu, jin daɗi da wani abu

   Some studies suggest the birds can appreciate how the world must appear to their peers, [1] <> Wasu nau'ukan nazari da aka gudanar sun yi nuni da cewa, tsuntsayen sun gamsu da yadda ya zame wa duniya dole ta tarairayi 'yan uwansu, [2]

   Thanks so much for your help! I really appreciate the gift.

3. (intransitive) If something appreciates, its value increases.

   It is amazing how much the value of my house has appreciated. Hopefully, it will continue to increase, as I am thinking of selling it in five to ten years.