Meaning & use
it's greatly appreciated
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Meaning
phrasefixed phraseformal
A polite way of saying that someone's help or kindness is very much valued.
Grammar: Used as a complete sentence, often after 'Thank you' or at the end of a request; it has no active form in this pattern.
Patterns
- Thank you — it's greatly appreciated.
- Any help is greatly appreciated.
- It's greatly appreciated by everyone.
Thank you for covering my shift — it's greatly appreciated.
If you could reply by Friday, it's greatly appreciated.
Your donation to the food bank is greatly appreciated by the whole community.
Common combinations
- greatly appreciated
- Your patience during the delay is greatly appreciated.
- much appreciated
- Thanks for the lift — much appreciated.
- would be greatly appreciated
- Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Synonyms and how they differ
- much appreciated
- Shorter and more informal; common in spoken thanks.
- I'm very grateful
- Focuses on your feeling of thanks rather than on the value of the action.
Word family
- appreciate verb
- To be thankful for something or to recognize its value.
- appreciation noun
- A feeling of thanks or recognition of value.
- appreciative adjective
- Showing that you are thankful or grateful.
Commonly confused: it's greatly appreciated or appreciated?
it's greatly appreciated vs appreciated
The phrase uses the passive 'is appreciated'; learners sometimes write 'it's greatly appreciate', which is wrong.
Practice
Choose the best completion: 'Thank you for your quick reply — it's greatly ______.'
Choose one answer.
The passive phrase needs the past participle 'appreciated'. 'Appreciate' is the base verb, 'appreciating' is the -ing form, and 'appreciation' is a noun, so none fit after 'is greatly'.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “it's greatly appreciated”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.