appreciate-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: grasp the nature or significance of

Examples:
Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?
She's too young to appreciate the difference between right and wrong.
His paintings are bizarre. You have to see it to appreciate it.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 2: recognize the value of, often with gratitude or admiration

Examples:
I appreciate all your hard work.
He's too ignorant to really appreciate a fine bottle of wine.

Mappings:
VerbNet: admire-31.2
FrameNet: Judgement
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3

Sense Number 3: increase in value

Examples:
The rupee today appreciated to 44.065 a dollar.
This collection will certainly appreciate over the years.

Mappings:
VerbNet: calibratable_cos-45.6-1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: appreciate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4, 5