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to appreciate the feedback

to appreciate the feedback

1 3.5
To be grateful for comments or advice from others
  • phrasal verb
  • /əˈpriːʃieɪt ðə ˈfiːdbæk/
translation icon : agradecer el feedback
  • I appreciate the helpful feedback from you guys; a lot of great information.

Examples

  • We appreciate the feedback.

    Blog text (30)

  • I appreciate the positive feedback.

    Blog text (28)

  • Great comments; I appreciate all the good feedback.

    Blog text (33)

  • We appreciate all of the direct feedback about the change in service.

    Blog text (24)

  • This should really help me focus my writing, so I really appreciate the feedback.

    Blog text (10)

  • I really appreciate the feedback.

    Blog text (2)

  • The more our customers use our maps, the better it will get, and we greatly appreciate all of the feedback we have received from you.

    Blog text (27)

  • We also appreciate the encouragement and constructive feedback provided by members of the Turner laboratory on the content and approach described here.

    Academic text (2005)

  • I deeply appreciate the feedback and encouragement I've received from readers over the past year.

    Blog text (5)

  • We greatly appreciate the feedback and are sorry to hear that you were ill during your stay with us.

Synonyms

to appreciate
vsto appreciate the feedback
∞ 3.2

To feel grateful for someone or something

is used for valuing comments or input received from others
to give thanks
vsto appreciate the feedback
56 1.4

To show you are grateful, often in words or prayer

is about valuing others' comments rather than expressing thanks aloud

Antonyms

to dismiss
332 3.0

To refuse to accept an idea or claim

to disregard
119 3.9

Ignore something or someone on purpose

Surface Forms

appreciate the feedback infinitive
appreciated the feedback past
appreciated the feedback past participle
appreciating the feedback present participle
appreciates the feedback third person singular

Morphology

appreciate + the + feedback

The meaning 'to be grateful for or value the comments' is directly and transparently composed from 'appreciate' (to value or give thanks for) + 'feedback' (comments); the article 'the' does not affect composition. This is a simple verb + noun phrase pattern found cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Appreciate the feedback paints a simple picture: someone gives you notes after you show your work, and you keep them because they help. The verb appreciate means to value and feedback means the comments you get, so the phrase means 'to be grateful for or value the comments'.