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English

Etymology

percevoir, perceveir, percipio, perceptum; per- + capio to take, receive.

Pronunciation

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Verb

To see, to be aware of, to understand.

Translations

Czech: vnímat
Esperanto: senti
Finnish: huomata, havaita, tajuta, oivaltaa, hahmottaa

Japanese: 分かる (わかる, wakaru)
Old English: ongietan|onġietan

Related terms

perception

References

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Perceive \Per*ceive"\ (p[~e]r*s[=e]v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Perceived (p[~e]r*s[=e]vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Perceiving.]
[OF. percevoir, perceveir, L. percipere, perceptum; per (see
Per-) + capere to take, receive. See Capacious, and cf.
Perception.]
1. 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. --Reid.
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2. 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.
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Jesus perceived their wickedness. --Matt. xxii.
18.
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You may, fair lady,
Perceive I speak sincerely. --Shak.
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Till we ourselves see it with our own eyes, and
perceive it by our own understandings, we are still
in the dark. --Locke.
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3. To be affected of influented by. [R.]
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The upper regions of the air perceive the collection
of the matter of tempests before the air here below.
--Bacon.
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Syn: To discern; distinguish; observe; see; feel; know;
understand.

Usage: To Perceive, Discern. To perceive a thing is to
apprehend it as presented to the senses or the
intellect; to discern is to mark differences, or to
see a thing as distinguished from others around it. We
may perceive two persons afar off without being able
to discern whether they are men or women. Hence,
discern is often used of an act of the senses or the
mind involving close, discriminating, analytical
attention. We perceive that which is clear or obvious;
we discern that which requires much attention to get
an idea of it. "We perceive light, darkness, colors,
or the truth or falsehood of anything. We discern
characters, motives, the tendency and consequences of
actions, etc." --Crabb.
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WordNet perceive
v 1: to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the
ship coming over the horizon" [syn: comprehend]
2: become conscious of; "She finally perceived the futility of
her protest"

Moby Dictionary
appreciate , apprehend , ascertain , be acquainted with ,
be apprised of , be aware of , be cognizant of , be conscious of ,
be conversant with , be informed , be sensible of , behold , believe ,
catch on , catch sight of , clap eyes on , cognize , come alive ,
comprehend , conceive , conceptualize , conclude , consider ,
contemplate , decipher , deduce , deem , descry , detect , determine ,
dig , discern , discover , distinguish , divine , espy , experience ,
fathom , feel , feel deeply , figure out , gather , glimpse , grasp ,
have , have a sensation , have in sight , have information about ,
have knowledge of , hear , identify , infer , judge , ken , know ,
lay eyes on , look on , look upon , make out , mark , mind , note ,
notice , observe , penetrate , pick out , pick up , pierce , plumb ,
possess , prehend , realize , receive an impression , recognize ,
regard , remark , respond , respond to stimuli , savvy , see ,
see daylight , see into , see the light , see through , seize , sense ,
sight , signal , smell , spot , spy , take , take in , taste , think ,
touch , twig , understand , view , witness , wot , wot of