appréciée

Appréciée is the feminine singular past participle of the French verb apprécier. In use as an adjective it means valued, esteemed, or well-liked. In compound tenses it remains a past participle and, like other participles, agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies or with the subject in passive constructions: for example, une œuvre appréciée; elle est appréciée.

Étymologie: apprécier derives from Old French apreciier, from Late Latin apreciāre, linked to the Latin pretium meaning price or value. The core idea is to estimate value, hence to value, esteem, or like something.

Grammaire et usage: When used adjectivally, appréciée agrees with the noun: une opinion appréciée, des commentaires appréciés. In the passé composé with être, the participle also agrees with the subject: elle est appréciée. With avoir, agreement depends on the direct object: j’ai apprécié le film vs les films que j’ai appréciés/appréciées, depending on whether the DO precedes the participle. The feminine form is also used in phrases like “hautement appréciée du public.”

Traduction et nuance: En anglais, appréciée translates as appreciated or valued, often implying recognition by others. It can convey general approval or favorable regard, rather than intense affection. Related terms include appréciation (the act or result of appreciating), apprécié (masculine form), and appréciable (worthwhile, considerable).

Voir aussi: apprécier, appréciation, apprécié, apprivoisé (not etymologically related but phonetic similarity).