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How to spell appreciate

hear itap·pre·ci·ate/ə'priʃi,eɪt/verbRules and real life

What it means: To be grateful or thankful for something.

In a sentence: I appreciate the cake you made for me.

The part people get wrong

Watch for double p, and an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear. Often misspelled as apreciate or appreicate.

Same family: appreciation, appreciative, appreciated, appreciating, grateful. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Appreciate” comes from the Latin word ‘appretiare,’ meaning ‘to set a price’ or ‘to value.’ Over time, its meaning shifted from putting a monetary value on something to recognizing and valuing its worth in a personal or emotional way.

Patterns it uses: The unstressed vowel (schwa)

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