Spanish word

agradecer

Pronunciation

IPA/aɣɾaðeˈθeɾ/

Meaning

  • verbappreciate

Example

Te agradezco mucho por tu ayuda.

I really appreciate your help.

Illustration for agradecer (appreciate)

More examples

No puedo dejar de agradecer todo lo que hiciste.

I can't stop thanking you for everything you did.

Core concept

A brief spoken thank-you to someone for a favor.

Common phrases

  • agradecer la ayuda

    appreciate the help

  • agradecer el apoyo

    appreciate the support

  • agradecer de corazón

    appreciate wholeheartedly

Similar words

dar las gracias: Utters a spoken thank-you to someone, typically as a polite immediate response.
apreciar: Acknowledges and values the worth or good qualities of someone or something.

Definition in Spanish

Dar las gracias o mostrar aprecio hacia alguien por una acción, favor o bien recibido.

Word origin

From Latin gratia 'thanks' and the phrase gratias agere 'to give thanks', with root grat- evolving into the Spanish verb agradecer.

Usage tips

  • Agradecer commonly takes the thing thanked as a direct object and the person thanked as an indirect object, expressed with a or an indirect-object pronoun before the conjugated verb.

Other meanings

  • thankverb

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