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ap·pre·cia·tive
(ə-prē′shə-tĭv, -shē-ā′tĭv)adj.
Capable of or showing appreciation.
ap·pre′cia·tive·ly adv.
ap·pre′cia·tive·ness n.
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appreciative
(əˈpriːʃɪətɪv; -ʃə-) orappreciatory
adj
feeling, expressing, or capable of appreciation
apˈpreciatively, apˈpreciatorily adv
apˈpreciativeness n
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ap•pre•cia•tive
(əˈpri ʃə tɪv, -ʃi ə-, -ʃiˌeɪ-)adj.
feeling or showing appreciation: the applause of an appreciative audience.
[1690–1700]
ap•pre′cia•tive•ly, adv.
ap•pre′cia•tive•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. |  appreciative - feeling or expressive of gratitude; "was appreciative of his efforts"; "an appreciative word" |
| 2. |  appreciative - having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion; "appreciative of a beautiful landscape"; "an appreciative laugh from the audience"discriminating - showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste; "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur" |
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appreciative
adjective
1. enthusiastic, understanding, pleased, aware, sensitive, conscious, admiring, sympathetic, supportive, responsive, knowledgeable, respectful, mindful, perceptive, in the know (informal), cognizant, regardful There is a murmur of appreciative laughter.
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appreciative
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Translations
مُعْتَرِف بِالجَميل أو الفَضْل
vděčný
taknemlig
méltányló
òakklátur; sem kann aî meta
değerbilirkıymet bilenminnettar
appreciative
[əˈpriːʃɪətɪv] ADJ1. (= grateful) [person] → agradecido; [smile] → de agradecimiento; [look] → lleno de agradecimiento
to be appreciative of [+ kindness, efforts] → mostrarse agradecido por, agradecer
he was very appreciative of what I had done → se mostró muy agradecido por lo que yo había hecho, agradeció mucho lo que yo había hecho
to be appreciative of [+ kindness, efforts] → mostrarse agradecido por, agradecer
he was very appreciative of what I had done → se mostró muy agradecido por lo que yo había hecho, agradeció mucho lo que yo había hecho
2. (= admiring) [person] → apreciativo; [comment] → elogioso; [look, whistle] → de admiración
it's rewarding to act before an appreciative audience → es gratificante actuar ante un público que sabe apreciar la calidad de lo que ve or ante un público apreciativo
to be appreciative of [+ art, music, good food] → saber apreciar
it's rewarding to act before an appreciative audience → es gratificante actuar ante un público que sabe apreciar la calidad de lo que ve or ante un público apreciativo
to be appreciative of [+ art, music, good food] → saber apreciar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
appreciative
[əˈpriːʃətɪv] adj (= admiring) [person] → sensible; [comment] → élogieux/euse; [laughter, audience, crowd, applause] → approbateur/trice
(= grateful) appreciative of sth [effort, gesture, work, support, success] → sensible à qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
appreciative
adj → anerkennend; audience → dankbar; (= prepared to accept) → bereitwillig; (= grateful) → dankbar; to be appreciative of something → etw zu schätzen wissen; (of music, art etc) → Sinn für etw haben; (= aware of) → sich (dat) → einer Sache (gen) → bewusst sein
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
appreciative
[əˈpriːʃɪətɪv] adj (look) → di ammirazione; (comment) → di elogio, elogiativo/a; (audience) → caloroso/ahe was very appreciative of what I had done → mi era molto grato di or ha dimostrato di apprezzare molto quello che avevo fatto
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
appreciate
(əˈpriːʃieit) verb1. to be grateful for (something). I appreciate all your hard work.
2. to value (someone or something) highly. Mothers are very often not appreciated.
3. understand; to be aware of. I appreciate your difficulties but I cannot help.
4. to increase in value. My house has appreciated (in value) considerably over the last ten years.
apˈpreciable (-ʃəbl) adjective noticeable; considerable. an appreciable increase.
apˈpreciably (-ʃəbli) adverbapˌpreciˈation noun
1. gratefulness. I wish to show my appreciation for what you have done.
2. the state of valuing or understanding something. a deep appreciation of poetry.
3. the state of being aware of something. He has no appreciation of our difficulties.
4. an increase in value.
5. a written article etc which describes the qualities of something. an appreciation of the new book.
apˈpreciative (-ʃətiv) adjective giving due thanks or praise; grateful. an appreciative audience.
apˈpreciatively adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.