To recognize the worth, quality, importance, or magnitude of

• value

  1. To place a certain estimate of worth on in a scale of values
  2. To determine or estimate the worth or value of; appraise.
  3. To regard highly; esteem:

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  1. To place a certain estimate of worth on in a scale of values
  2. To determine or estimate the worth or value of; appraise.
  3. To regard highly; esteem:

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• treasure

  1. To store away or save up (money, valuables, etc.) as for future use; hoard
  2. To keep or regard as precious; value highly.
  3. To value greatly; cherish

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  1. To store away or save up (money, valuables, etc.) as for future use; hoard
  2. To keep or regard as precious; value highly.
  3. To value greatly; cherish

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• respect

  1. To show consideration for; avoid intruding upon or interfering with
  2. To relate or refer to; concern:
  3. To feel or show deferential regard for; esteem or admire:

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  1. To show consideration for; avoid intruding upon or interfering with
  2. To relate or refer to; concern:
  3. To feel or show deferential regard for; esteem or admire:

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• prize

  1. To move or force with a lever; pry:
  2. (Obs.) To set a value upon; price
  3. To value highly; esteem or treasure.

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  1. To move or force with a lever; pry:
  2. (Obs.) To set a value upon; price
  3. To value highly; esteem or treasure.

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• esteem

  1. To hold to be; consider; regard
  2. To have great regard for; value highly; respect
  3. To regard with respect; prize.

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  1. To hold to be; consider; regard
  2. To have great regard for; value highly; respect
  3. To regard with respect; prize.

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• cherish

  1. To take good care of; protect; foster
  2. To hold dear; feel or show love for
  3. To hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to encourage; to foster; to promote; as, to cherish religious principle.

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  1. To take good care of; protect; foster
  2. To hold dear; feel or show love for
  3. To hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to encourage; to foster; to promote; as, to cherish religious principle.

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To regard with great pleasure or approval

• admire

  1. To marvel at something. Often used with at.
  2. (Dial.) To like or wish
  3. To regard with wonder, delight, and pleased approval

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  1. To marvel at something. Often used with at.
  2. (Dial.) To like or wish
  3. To regard with wonder, delight, and pleased approval

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To be grateful

• overflow with gratitude

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• give thanks

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• never forget

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• acknowledge

  1. To admit to be true or as stated; confess
  2. To state that one has received (a letter, gift, favor, payment, etc.)
  3. To report the receipt of (something) to the sender or giver:

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  1. To admit to be true or as stated; confess
  2. To state that one has received (a letter, gift, favor, payment, etc.)
  3. To report the receipt of (something) to the sender or giver:

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• be appreciative

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• be obligated

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• feel obligated

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• be indebted

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• feel obliged

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• be obliged

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• pay respects to

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• enjoy

  1. To receive pleasure or satisfaction from.
  2. To have or experience something with pleasure
  3. To have or experience with joy; get pleasure from; relish

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  1. To receive pleasure or satisfaction from.
  2. To have or experience something with pleasure
  3. To have or experience with joy; get pleasure from; relish

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• thank

  1. To hold responsible; credit:
  2. Used ironically in the future tense to express a rebuke:
  3. To show or express appreciation or gratitude to, as by saying “thank you”

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  1. To hold responsible; credit:
  2. Used ironically in the future tense to express a rebuke:
  3. To show or express appreciation or gratitude to, as by saying “thank you”

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• welcome

  1. To receive or accept with pleasure or satisfaction
  2. To meet, receive, or acknowledge in a specified way; greet
  3. To receive or accept gladly:

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  1. To receive or accept with pleasure or satisfaction
  2. To meet, receive, or acknowledge in a specified way; greet
  3. To receive or accept gladly:

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To recognize worth

• look-up-to

  1. (Idiomatic) To show respect or admiration for.

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  1. (Idiomatic) To show respect or admiration for.

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• admire

  1. (Dial.) To like or wish
  2. To regard with wonder, delight, and pleased approval
  3. To marvel at something. Often used with at.

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  1. (Dial.) To like or wish
  2. To regard with wonder, delight, and pleased approval
  3. To marvel at something. Often used with at.

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• applaud

  1. To show approval of by clapping, cheering, etc.
  2. To express approval of (someone or something) especially by such clapping.
  3. To express approval, especially by clapping the hands.

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  1. To show approval of by clapping, cheering, etc.
  2. To express approval of (someone or something) especially by such clapping.
  3. To express approval, especially by clapping the hands.

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• praise

  1. To commend the worth of; express approval or admiration of
  2. To express a feeling of veneration or gratitude to (a deity); worship or glorify.
  3. (Obs.) To set a price on; appraise

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  1. To commend the worth of; express approval or admiration of
  2. To express a feeling of veneration or gratitude to (a deity); worship or glorify.
  3. (Obs.) To set a price on; appraise

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• extol

  1. To praise highly; laud

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  1. To praise highly; laud

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• honor

  1. To show great respect or high regard for; treat with deference and courtesy
  2. To respect greatly; regard highly; esteem
  3. To hold in respect; esteem:

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  1. To show great respect or high regard for; treat with deference and courtesy
  2. To respect greatly; regard highly; esteem
  3. To hold in respect; esteem:

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• cherish

  1. To take good care of; protect; foster
  2. To hold dear; feel or show love for
  3. To hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to encourage; to foster; to promote; as, to cherish religious principle.

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  1. To take good care of; protect; foster
  2. To hold dear; feel or show love for
  3. To hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to encourage; to foster; to promote; as, to cherish religious principle.

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• treasure

  1. To store away or save up (money, valuables, etc.) as for future use; hoard
  2. To keep or regard as precious; value highly.
  3. To value greatly; cherish

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  1. To store away or save up (money, valuables, etc.) as for future use; hoard
  2. To keep or regard as precious; value highly.
  3. To value greatly; cherish

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• value

  1. To place a certain estimate of worth on in a scale of values
  2. To determine or estimate the worth or value of; appraise.
  3. To regard highly; esteem:

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  1. To place a certain estimate of worth on in a scale of values
  2. To determine or estimate the worth or value of; appraise.
  3. To regard highly; esteem:

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• prize

  1. To estimate the worth of; evaluate.
  2. (Obs.) To set a value upon; price
  3. To value highly; esteem or treasure.

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  1. To estimate the worth of; evaluate.
  2. (Obs.) To set a value upon; price
  3. To value highly; esteem or treasure.

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• esteem

  1. To hold to be; consider; regard
  2. To have great regard for; value highly; respect
  3. To regard with respect; prize.

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  1. To hold to be; consider; regard
  2. To have great regard for; value highly; respect
  3. To regard with respect; prize.

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To enjoy, as art

• relish

  1. To take keen pleasure in; enjoy fully:
  2. To taste or eat with pleasure, to like the flavor of; to take great pleasure in. [from 16th c.]
  3. To enjoy; like

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  1. To take keen pleasure in; enjoy fully:
  2. To taste or eat with pleasure, to like the flavor of; to take great pleasure in. [from 16th c.]
  3. To enjoy; like

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• enjoy

  1. To have or experience something with pleasure
  2. To receive pleasure or satisfaction from.
  3. To have or experience with joy; get pleasure from; relish

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  1. To have or experience something with pleasure
  2. To receive pleasure or satisfaction from.
  3. To have or experience with joy; get pleasure from; relish

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• respond to

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• have a faculty for

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• have a taste for

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• be sensitive to

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To be aware of

• recognize

  1. To show awareness of; approve of or appreciate:
  2. To accept as a fact; admit; accept
  3. To know or identify from past experience or knowledge:

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  1. To show awareness of; approve of or appreciate:
  2. To accept as a fact; admit; accept
  3. To know or identify from past experience or knowledge:

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• apprehend

  1. To take hold of mentally; perceive; understand
  2. To understand something.
  3. To understand

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  1. To take hold of mentally; perceive; understand
  2. To understand something.
  3. To understand

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• understand

  1. To know thoroughly by close contact or long experience with:
  2. To get or perceive the meaning of; know or grasp what is meant by; comprehend
  3. To learn indirectly or infer, as from hearsay:

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  1. To know thoroughly by close contact or long experience with:
  2. To get or perceive the meaning of; know or grasp what is meant by; comprehend
  3. To learn indirectly or infer, as from hearsay:

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• comprehend

  1. To have as part of something larger; encompass or include.
  2. To include; take in; comprise
  3. To grasp mentally; understand

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  1. To have as part of something larger; encompass or include.
  2. To include; take in; comprise
  3. To grasp mentally; understand

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