/a.pʁe.sje/
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Translation
to appreciate, to value, to enjoy
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Word origin
From Late Latin appretiare ('to set a price on, to value'), from ad- ('to') and pretium ('price, worth'). English appreciate comes from the same Latin verb.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- appretiare
- English cognates
- appreciate, price, precious
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | apprécie | appréciais | appréciai | apprécierai | apprécierais |
| tu | apprécies | appréciais | apprécias | apprécieras | apprécierais |
| il/elle | apprécie | appréciait | apprécia | appréciera | apprécierait |
| nous | apprécions | appréciions | appréciâmes | apprécierons | apprécierions |
| vous | appréciez | appréciiez | appréciâtes | apprécierez | apprécieriez |
| ils/elles | apprécient | appréciaient | apprécièrent | apprécieront | apprécieraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | apprécie | appréciasse |
| tu | apprécies | appréciasses |
| il/elle | apprécie | appréciât |
| nous | appréciions | appréciassions |
| vous | appréciiez | appréciassiez |
| ils/elles | apprécient | appréciassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | apprécie |
| nous | apprécions |
| vous | appréciez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- appréciant
- Past participle
- apprécié · appréciée · appréciés · appréciées
Examples
.
I really appreciate what you have done for us.
.
She does not appreciate that kind of joke at all.
chaleureux .
The customers appreciated the warm welcome from the staff.
.
It is hard to judge the distance in the fog.
Paris.
We enjoy the quiet of the countryside after a week in Paris.
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This word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 1: apprécier, anniversaire, veux-tu and 7 more words.