Word of the Week

appreciate

Meaning recognising the full worth of something.

Example of using it in a sentence "As home schoolers, we appreciate that sometimes we need to work hard at our independent learning."

This Latin root word means ‘to price’ and was used in a sentence like “Our house value appreciated, last year” but by the 16th century the meaning we are using here was developed.

Spelling tip: we are going to learn this word like this.

ap+ pre + c + i + ate

Use the word as many times throughout the week. This can be verbally, in your written work or listen out for other people using it.