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/a.pʁe.sje/

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Translation

to appreciate, to value, to enjoy

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

Verb type-er regular (1st group)

Conjugation

Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jeapprécieappréciaisappréciaiapprécieraiapprécierais
tuappréciesappréciaisappréciasapprécierasapprécierais
il/elleapprécieappréciaitappréciaapprécieraapprécierait
nousapprécionsappréciionsappréciâmesapprécieronsapprécierions
vousappréciezappréciiezappréciâtesapprécierezapprécieriez
ils/ellesapprécientappréciaientapprécièrentapprécierontapprécieraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jeapprécieappréciasse
tuappréciesappréciasses
il/elleapprécieappréciât
nousappréciionsappréciassions
vousappréciiezappréciassiez
ils/ellesapprécientappréciassent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tuapprécie
nousapprécions
vousappréciez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
appréciant
Past participle
apprécié · appréciée · appréciés · appréciées

Examples

J' .

I really appreciate what you have done for us.

' plaisanterie.

She does not appreciate that kind of joke at all.

l' chaleureux .

The customers appreciated the warm welcome from the staff.

' brouillard.

It is hard to judge the distance in the fog.

.

We enjoy the quiet of the countryside after a week in Paris.

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This word is part of lesson 16.