- appreciation
- noun1 understanding and enjoyment of sthADJECTIVE▪ deep, great, real▪ aesthetic▪ art, music▪ new, new-found▪
his new-found appreciation for art
▪ renewed▪a renewed appreciation of traditions once branded as primitive
▪ public▪The organization aims to promote public appreciation of photography.
VERB + APPRECIATION▪ have▪They have little appreciation of the arts.
▪ share▪He doesn't share my appreciation for opera.
▪ show▪ develop, gain▪I have now developed an appreciation of poetry.
▪ foster▪We hope the course will help foster a lifelong appreciation of music.
▪ enhance, increasePREPOSITION▪ in appreciation▪She gazed in appreciation at the scene.
▪ appreciation for, appreciation of▪They had a new-found appreciation for Japanese music.
2 feeling of being grateful for sthADJECTIVE▪ deep, genuine, heartfelt, sincereVERB + APPRECIATION▪ express, show▪I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.
▪ extend (formal, esp. AmE)▪The authors extend their sincere appreciation to everyone who contributed to the book.
PREPOSITION▪ in appreciation (of)▪I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.
▪ with appreciation▪‘Thank you,’ she murmured, with heartfelt appreciation.
▪ appreciation for▪his appreciation for all the work she had done
PHRASES▪ a lack of appreciation▪ a token of your appreciation▪As a token of our appreciation we would like to offer you this small gift.
3 understanding of what sth involvesADJECTIVE▪ better, clear, deep, full, great, keen, real, true, wider▪ growing▪There is a growing appreciation of the need for change.
▪ new▪The article gave me a new appreciation for the work which went into the album.
VERB + APPRECIATION▪ have▪ gain▪The course helped me to gain a deeper appreciation of what scientific research involves.
PREPOSITION▪ appreciation of▪She had no appreciation of the difficulties we were facing.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
