different between appreciate vs beholden

English

Etymology

Originated 1645–55 from Medieval Latin appreciatus (“valued or appraised”), from Late Latin appretiatus (“appraised”), from ap- (form of ad- (“towards”)) + Latin preti(um) (“price”) (English precious) + -atus.

Cognate to French apprécier. Latin root also origin of English appraise, which has various Romance cognates.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??p?i?.?i.e?t/, /??p?i?.si.e?t/, /??p???.i.e?t/
• Hyphenation: ap?pre?ci?ate

Verb

appreciate (third-person singular simple present appreciates, present participle appreciating, simple past and past participle appreciated)

1. (transitive) To be grateful or thankful for.

   Synonym: esteem

2. (transitive) To view as valuable.

   Synonym: esteem

3. (transitive) To be fully conscious of; understand; be aware of; detect.
   • 1883, John Lubbock, On the Senses, Instincts and Intelligence of Animals, With Special Reference to Insects

     to test the power of bees to appreciate colour

   Synonym: grasp

4. (intransitive, transitive) To increase in value.
   • 1809, David Ramsay, History of South Carolina

     lest a sudden peace should appreciate the money

   Antonym: depreciate

Usage notes

• This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Alternative forms

• appretiate (archaic)
• 'preciate (pronunciation spelling)

Related terms

• appraise
• appreciation
• appreciative
• precious

Translations

References

• “appreciate”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ?ISBN
• “appreciate” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "appreciate" in the Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), K Dictionaries limited, 2000-2006.
• appreciate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• "appreciate" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

English

Alternative forms

• beholding (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English beholden, from Old English behealdan. Cognate with behold in the otherwise unrecorded sense “bound”.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /b??h??ld?n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /b??ho?ld?n/
• Rhymes: -??ld?n
• Hyphenation: be?hol?den

Adjective

beholden (not comparable)

1. Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; indebted, obliged.

Derived terms

• beholdenness
• unbeholden

Translations