(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.
Gourmand
Definition:
(n.) A greedy or ravenous eater; a glutton. See Gormand.
Example Sentences:
(1) He cooked it in his attic flat for a friend, an editor for the gourmands' bible Cuisine et Vins de France .
(2) Goalkeeping gourmand and former chef Ben Foster might be on his way to Tottenham to replace Hugo Lloris , who looks Paris Saint-Germain bound.
(3) Shops are crammed with lemon products: try the jams and liqueurs from Maison Herbin (2 rue du Vieux Collège), lemon-infused olive oil from Oliviers & Co , and lemon biscuits from La Cure Gourmande , both on rue Saint-Michel.
(4) He is a rogue and a bon viveur and gourmand but a loyal man.
(5) We may never reach the dizzy levels of addiction to this herb shown by the late, great American gourmand James Beard, who wrote, "I believe if ever I had to practise cannibalism, I might manage if there were enough tarragon to go around", but I hope I've convinced you that tarragon is just as good for a little culinary rough and tumble as it is for the rarefied world of starched white linen and towering toques.
(6) Photograph: Mary Louise Munkegaard For dedicated gourmands, though, it’s all about Restaurant Kadeau.
(7) The first pub in Ireland to be given a Bib Gourmand (an award for quality food at affordable prices) in the Michelin Guide, Wild Honey is a relaxed and traditional Victorian coaching inn with some modern design touches.
(8) The rational economic choice, even for an alcoholic gourmand who likes wearing jewels, would be to schedule a knees-up for 10 January.
(9) Chef Clare Johnson's cooking has earned her a Michelin Bib Gourmand.
(10) Hitchcock, the grocer's son and lifelong gourmand, would doubtless have ordered something hearty like the beef Wellington and potatoes (he rarely ate a meal that didn't include them), washed down with a good claret; Jones opts for potted shrimps and a Diet Coke.
(11) There were Monty Python records and books and an action figure of Mr Creosote, the blowsy gourmand who explodes in The Meaning of Life after ingesting one simple mint, wafer-thin.
(12) Birdwatchers head to the Mawddach estuary, while gourmands stalk local lamb and samphire.
(13) The pot-au-feu became Olney's calling card, granting him entry to some of the most august kitchens in Paris and leading to a revolutionary column in Cuisine et Vins de France : "Un Americain (Gourmand) à Paris: le Menu de Richard Olney".
(14) Gourmands who enjoy Bubble Bobble King Prawns in a "Rice Krispie-style batter" (10 for £1) will be fascinated to watch their journey from drawing board to make-or-break taste test, where less successful "alcoholic jelly shots" are adjudged as "a bit soapy", "violently sweet" and "a glob of gum".
(15) Forced to take their faces out of the buffet and give their South American cousins a hand, many Fifa gourmands have utterly freaked out at the prospect of having to do some work towards the four-yearly beano that swelled their coffers to the tune of $631m in South Africa.