appreciative

«appreciative» in Mova's school dictionary: thankful: an appreciative letter — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (appreciative, more appreciative, most appreciative)

meaning for a pupil

1) Showing that you are thankful: an appreciative letter. tree →

2) Enjoying and understanding the good qualities of something: an appreciative audience. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in everyday life and values lessons: being appreciative means saying thank you and noticing what others do. Audiences give appreciative applause. In stories, it shows a polite, thankful character, like Mole enjoying Badger's supper.

examples

• We were very appreciative of your help. tree →
• The appreciative crowd clapped and cheered. tree →
• Mole was appreciative of Badger's warm kitchen. tree →
• She gave an appreciative smile. tree →
• Thank-you cards show you are appreciative. tree →
• The judges were appreciative of her painting. tree →

note

Say «a-PREE-shuh-tiv». Followed by «of»: appreciative of your help. Verb: appreciate; noun: appreciation.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «appreciative» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.