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1. (v.t.) perceive
to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses.
2. perceive
to recognize, discern, or understand:
to perceive difficulties.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < AF *perceivre, for OF perçoivre < L percipere to lay hold of, grasp =per-per - +-cipere, comb. form of capere to take)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) perceive, comprehend
to become aware of through the senses
"I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"
2. (verb) perceive
become conscious of
"She finally perceived the futility of her protest"
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1. (verb) perceive
to understand or view in a particular way
I think people perceive him as being confident.; Private schools are often perceived to be better than public schools.
2. perceive
to notice
He perceived a slight nervousness in her voice.
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| Definition of 'perceive' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) perceive
to obtain knowledge of through the senses; to receive impressions from by means of the bodily organs; to take cognizance of the existence, character, or identity of, by means of the senses; to see, hear, or feel; as, to perceive a distant ship; to perceive a discord
2. (verb) perceive
to take intellectual cognizance of; to apprehend by the mind; to be convinced of by direct intuition; to note; to remark; to discern; to see; to understand
3. (verb) perceive
to be affected of influented by
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Sense: to be or become aware of (something); to understand; to realize
She perceived that he was tired.
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 Afrikaans: aanvoel, bewus word |
 Arabic: يَرى، يُلاحِظ، يُدْرِك |
 Bulgarian: възприемам |
 Brazilian: perceber |
 Czech: uvědomit si, pochopit |
 German: merken |
 Danish: opfatte; forstå |
 Greek: αντιλαμβάνομαι, διακρίνω |
 Spanish: percibir; notar, observar |
 Estonian: tajuma, märkama |
 Farsi: دریافتن |
 Finnish: havaita |
 French: s'apercevoir |
 Hebrew: לְהַבחִין בְּ- |
 Hindi: महसूस करना, अनुभव करना |
 Croatian: opaziti, zamjetiti |
 Hungarian: észlel |
 Indonesian: menyadari |
 Icelandic: skynja; skilja |
 Italian: percepire, accorgersi |
 Japanese: みとめる |
 Korean: 인식하다; 알아차리다; 인지하다 |
 Lithuanian: (pa)justi, pastebėti, sup |
 Latvian: saprast; manīt; aptvert |
 Malay: dapat melihat |
 Dutch: beseffen |
 Norwegian: legge merke til; oppfatte |
 Polish: (s)postrzegać |
 Persian: دریافتن |
 Pashto: ورك كول، پوهيدل |
 Portuguese: perceber |
 Romanian: aînţelege |
 Russian: понимать; чувствовать |
 Slovak: uvedomiť si, pochopiť |
 Slovenian: zaznati |
 Serbian: uočiti |
 Swedish: märka, uppfatta, inse |
 Thai: รับรู้ |
 Turkish: anlamak, sezmek |
 Taiwanese: 察覺，理解 |
 Ukrainian: усвідомлювати; осягати |
 Urdu: سمجھنا، ادراک کرنا |
 Vietnamese: nhận thấy |
 Chinese: 觉察，理解 |
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