Applaud vs Appreciate - What's the difference?
applaud | appreciate |
(intransitive) To express approval (of something) by clapping the hands.
(intransitive) To praise, or express approval for something or someone.
* Shakespeare
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to be grateful or thankful for.
to view as valuable.
to be fully conscious of; be aware of; detect.
* Lubbock
to increase in value.
* Ramsay
As verbs the difference between applaud and appreciate
is that applaud is to express approval (of something) by clapping the hands while appreciate is to be grateful or thankful for.As a noun applaud
is applause; applauding.applaud
English
Verb
(en verb)- After the performance, the audience applauded for five minutes
- Although we don't like your methods, we applaud your motives.
- By the gods, I do applaud his courage.
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Alternative forms
* (archaic)Verb
(appreciat)- I appreciate your efforts
- You must learn to appreciate time
- To test the power of bees to appreciate color.
- to test the power of bees to appreciate colour
- The value of his portfolio appreciated by 80% over eight years.
- lest a sudden peace should appreciate the money
