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Appreciate Pronunciation
Appreciate is pronounced uh-PREE-shee-ayt, IPA /əˈpriʃiˌeɪt/.
uh-PREE-shee-ayt
US /əˈpriʃiˌeɪt/ · UK /əˈpriːʃɪˌeɪt/
Syllables: uh · PREE · shee · ayt (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: To be grateful for something, to recognise its value, or to rise in value.
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Appreciate in a Sentence
- I appreciate you covering my shift.
- You have to see it in person to appreciate the scale.
- The house has appreciated by a third.
Common Mispronunciations of Appreciate
Not uh-PRE-see-ayt
The ci becomes a sh sound, so the middle is shee. A clear see belongs to the spelling rather than the speech.
Not a-pree-shee-AYT
The weight goes on PREE, the second of four parts. The final ayt is full but unstressed.
Tip: The noun appreciation moves the beat to the AY: uh-pree-shee-AY-shuhn.
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