(v. t.) To set a price or value on; to estimate justly; to value.
(v. t.) To raise the value of; to increase the market price of; -- opposed to depreciate.
(v. t.) To be sensible of; to distinguish.
(v. i.) To rise in value. [See note under Rise, v. i.]
Example Sentences:
(1) There was appreciable variation in toothbrush wear among subjects, some reducing their brush to a poor state in 2 weeks whereas with others the brush was rated as "good" after 10 weeks.
(2) Although solely nociresponsive neurons are clearly likely to fill a role in the processing and signalling of pain in the conscious central nervous system, the way in which such useful specificity could be conveyed by multireceptive neurons is difficult to appreciate.
(3) Once the normal variations are mastered, appreciation of retinal, choroidal, optic nerve, and vitreal abnormalities is possible.
(4) Grisham said she and other aides had not been aware of the trip and “appreciate everyone’s understanding”.
(5) The results suggest that involucrin-like proteins have a wider species distribution than originally appreciated.
(6) The independent but combined use of both antigens, appreciably raises the diagnostic success percentage with regard to that obtained when only one tumour marker was used.
(7) In assessing damaged nets and curtains it must be recognised that anything less than the best vector control may have no appreciable impact on holoendemic malaria.
(8) Furthermore, the AMDP-3 scale and its manual constitute a remarkable teaching instrument for psychopathology, not always enough appreciated.
(9) In retrospect, this parotid disease has similarity to the sonographic finding of Sjögren's syndrome, except for the finding of cervical adenopathy, an observation not previously appreciated.
(10) The rates of oxidation of various substrates and the acceptor control ratios did not differ appreciably between the two types of mitochondria.
(11) Faecal excretion of T3 declined appreciably relative to that of T4.
(12) During ischaemia M1 stretch responses showed a more rapid and pronounced decline than did M2 responses and were abolished before voluntary power was appreciably affected.
(13) No appreciable fusion of vesicles by apocytochrome c is observed.
(14) For Burroughs, who had been publishing ground-breaking books for 20 years without much appreciable financial return, it was association with fame and the music industry, as well as the possible benefits: a wider readership, film hook-ups and more money.
(15) and the turnover of (22)Na in this fluid it does not appreciably affect the turnover of (22)Na in the brain tissue of either rat or rabbit, the small inhibition observed being probably secondary to the effects on the c.s.f.3.
(16) PTH, an inducer of shape change, did not affect the number of gap junctions appreciably.
(17) He speeded the process of decolonisation, and was the first British prime minister to appreciate that Britain's future lay with Europe.
(18) Only the pyroglutamyl-AMC derivative was appreciably hydrolysed.
(19) Diminished pressor responsiveness was considered to be due to concurrent reduction of central sympathetic vasomotor activity, because sympathetic nerve responses to hypothalamic stimulation were appreciably lessened in tripamide-treated SHR.
(20) Gynaecological and neurological lesions are reaffirmed as important causes and pathology within the urinary tract is found to be a more frequent component that is usually appreciated.
Asses
Definition:
(pl. ) of As
Example Sentences:
(1) I ask a friend to have a stab at, “down at cafe that does us butties”, and he said: “Something to do with his ass?” “Whose arse?” He looked panicked.
(2) Liver growth responded positively to the combined rGRF and ASS treatments whereas the pancreas exhibited loss of weight; on both of these organs, GH may act directly.
(3) "But I suspect that some of my fellow Americans are indeed wondering who Buridan is, and what's up with his or her ass?
(4) Another officer grabbing Mann by the collar and threatening his family – to arrest his wife’s “black ass” and ensure he would not see his young son grow up, Mann recalled in an interview – if he did not snitch on a heroin dealer.
(5) After application of 3 x 0.5 g of ASS frequency of DVT decreased only to 15.3% and shows poor prophylactic efficacy.
(6) As a result of this antithrombotic prophylaxis with ASS is not indicated in polycythemia even in predominance of vascular complications and absence of bleeding tendency.
(7) In order to asses accuracy and consistency of diagnostic opinion in suspected pancreatic disease, using available diagnostic procedures 74 patients, subjected to selective angiography, pancreatic function test (Lundh test), and scintigraphy, were studied retrospectively.
(8) Whittingdale said the use of social media such as Twitter to breach injunctions was in danger of making "the law look an ass".
(9) Cartoons that talk about fucking each other in the ass.
(10) When that phrase first flew across the Atlantic, we didn't know how to pronounce it: ha rassment or har ass ment?
(11) The experiences of 217 volunteers fitted with the cervical cap were analyzed to asses the cap's effectiveness.
(12) The trade-off begins to look like a real pain in the ass if one has been here for years and years and is barely eking out a living.
(13) Bateman insists that he “loved” working as a child actor and that it was the perfect path for someone who was “a disruptive smart ass” at school.
(14) This questionnaire was designed to asses an in-hospital teaching program for post-MI patients in these areas.
(15) The origin and course of the collateral sesamoidean (suspensory navicular) ligament of the horse and ass and its attachment to the distal sesamoid bone were studied by means of dissection.
(16) "And if you come back here by the telephones where the press can't see it, I will kick your ass right now."
(17) A prospective study has been made in order to asses the efficacy of subcutaneous salbutamol as acute treatment for asthmatic crisis, comparing the results with those of adrenaline.
(18) Rheoophthalmography permits to assess indirectly the degree of compensation of hemodynamic disturbances and can be used to asses clinical evolution of diabetic retinopathy.
(19) The effects of acute ethanol treatment and dietary folate deficiency on maternal-fetal folate transfer were studied to asses the hypothesis that the potentiation of ethanol's toxic effect on the fetus during ongoing folate deficiency was due to the impairment of folate transfer.
(20) After months of simpering, “some old-fashioned ass-kicking” may be back on the cards.