Meaning & use
gladly appreciate
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Meanings
phrasefixed phraseformal
used to say politely that you would welcome something and feel thankful if it happened.
Grammar: Almost always followed by 'it if' or 'it when'; the subject is usually 'I' or 'we'.
Patterns
- I would gladly appreciate it if someone did something
- we would gladly appreciate it if someone did something
- someone would gladly appreciate something
We would gladly appreciate it if you could send the report by Friday.
I would gladly appreciate it if the music were turned down a little.
The staff said they would gladly appreciate any feedback from visitors.
phrasetransitiveformal
to be very thankful for something and happy to receive it.
Grammar: Takes an object naming the thing you are thankful for: gladly appreciate your support.
Patterns
- gladly appreciate something
- gladly appreciate someone's help
We gladly appreciate all the help our volunteers gave us this year.
She gladly appreciates honest advice, even when it is hard to hear.
The charity gladly appreciates donations of any size.
Common combinations
- would gladly appreciate it if
- We would gladly appreciate it if you let us know your decision soon.
- gladly appreciate your help
- We would gladly appreciate your help with the seating plan.
- gladly appreciate any feedback
- The organizers would gladly appreciate any feedback after the event.
- gladly appreciate it when
- I would gladly appreciate it when you confirm the booking.
Synonyms and how they differ
- be grateful for
- More natural and common in everyday English; it names the thing directly and does not need 'it if'.
- welcome
- Focuses on being happy to receive something rather than on feeling thankful; it is a plain verb, not a polite formula.
- would be glad of
- A more British-sounding, slightly old-fashioned way to say you would be pleased to receive something.
Opposites
Word family
- appreciation noun
- the feeling of being thankful for something, or a written statement of thanks.
- appreciative adjective
- showing that you are thankful and pleased about something.
- glad adjective
- pleased and happy about something.
Commonly confused: gladly appreciate or gladly accept? gladly appreciate or greatly appreciate?
gladly appreciate vs gladly accept
This is the far more usual collocation: 'We would gladly accept your offer.' 'Gladly appreciate' is a polite request formula, not a way of agreeing to take something.
gladly appreciate vs greatly appreciate
'Greatly appreciate' is the standard strong way to thank someone: 'I greatly appreciate your patience.' 'Gladly appreciate' is much rarer and sounds like a fixed request phrase.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'gladly appreciate' in the most natural way?
Choose one answer.
The fixed polite pattern is 'would gladly appreciate it if...', so option 0 fits. The others break the pattern: 'appreciate' does not take 'to' plus a verb, and it does not take 'about' or 'for' before the thing you are thankful for.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “gladly appreciate”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.