apprécié

Apprécié is the past participle of the French verb apprécier, meaning to value, to estimate, or to like. As an adjective, apprécié means "valued" or "appreciated" and can refer to someone or something esteemed or well regarded, as in un livre apprécié or une œuvre appréciée du public. In compound tenses it takes an auxiliary être or avoir depending on the construction: j'ai apprécié ce repas (I enjoyed this meal) and cet artiste est apprécié du public (this artist is appreciated by the public). The participle agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies: un commentaire apprécié, une œuvre appréciée, des avis appréciés.

Etymology and meaning: Apprécier derives from Old French aprecier, from Latin appretiāre, from pretium meaning "price." The original sense was to set a price upon or to value, a sense that broadened to include liking, esteem, and discernment. The related noun is appréciation, and the English word appreciation shares the same root.

Usage notes: Apprécier can convey enjoyment as well as valuation. Context determines whether something is simply liked or genuinely esteemed. The feminine form is appréciée, and the plural forms are appréciés (masc.) and appréciées (fem.).

See also: apprécier, appréciation, estimer.