apprezza

Apprezza is the present tense form of the Italian verb apprezzare. It means to appreciate, value, or esteem. Grammatically, apprezza appears as the third-person singular present indicative (egli/ella apprezza) and as the informal second-person singular imperative (Apprezza!).

Example sentences illustrate its uses: Lei apprezza il tuo contributo. The audience apprezza il film. Apprezza ciò che hai. In everyday speech, apprezzare can express gratitude for someone's actions as well as recognition of qualities, objects, or experiences.

Usage notes:

- Apprezzare is used for both valuing tangible things (un dono, un lavoro ben fatto) and valuing intangible aspects (l’onestà, l’impegno).

- Common synonyms include stimare, valorizzare, riconoscere.

Derivative forms:

- apprezzamento (appreciation)

- apprezzabile (worthy of appreciation)

- apprezzatore (one who appreciates or, in some contexts, an appraiser)

In contemporary Italian, apprezzare and its forms appear across everyday conversation, journalism, and literary language, often conveying a positive acknowledgment of effort, quality, or significance. The form apprezza specifically functions within sentences to denote a single subject’s appreciation in the present tense or to issue a direct imperative reminder to someone to value what is before them.