Recognizing the value or quality of something and feeling grateful for it; also means increasing in value over time.
From Latin 'appretiare', from 'ad-' (to) + 'pretium' (price). The meaning evolved from 'to set a price on' to 'to recognize value' to 'to be grateful for'.
The word appreciating has two wild meanings—you appreciate a gift (feel grateful) but your house appreciates (goes up in value)—and they're the same root word because both are about recognizing something is worth MORE than you thought!
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