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# appreciation

«appreciation» in Mova's school dictionary: **Thanks or gratitude for something** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (appreciation, appreciations)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Thanks or gratitude for something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appreciation/#m1)

2) Understanding and enjoying how good something is. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appreciation/#m2)

3) Understanding of a situation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appreciation/#m3)

4) (money) A rise in value. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appreciation/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In school, «art appreciation», «music appreciation»; in polite talk, «a token of our appreciation»; in money, appreciation of houses or coins. Phrases: «in appreciation of», «show appreciation».

### examples

- We gave the caretaker flowers in appreciation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appreciation/#x1)
- She has a deep appreciation of nature. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appreciation/#x2)
- The class showed their appreciation with applause. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appreciation/#x3)
- Music appreciation is on Wednesdays. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appreciation/#x4)
- There's been an appreciation in house prices. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appreciation/#x5)
- He has no appreciation of how hard it was. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appreciation/#x6)

### note

Mostly uncountable. In maths, appreciation is an increase, often given as a percentage.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «appreciation» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appreciation/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.