perceive
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Alternative forms
- perceave (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English perceiven, borrowed from Old French percevoir, perceveir, from Latin percipiō, past participle perceptus (“take hold of, obtain, receive, observe”), from per (“by, through”) + capiō (“to take”); see capable. Compare conceive, deceive, receive.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pəˈsiːv/
- (General American) IPA(key): /pɚˈsiv/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -iːv
- Hyphenation: per‧ceive
Verb
perceive (third-person singular simple present perceives, present participle perceiving, simple past and past participle perceived)
- (transitive) To become aware of, through the physical senses, to see; to understand.
- 2012 March-April, Colin Allen, “Do I See What You See?”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 26 April 2012, page 168:
- Numerous experimental tests and other observations have been offered in favor of animal mind reading, and although many scientists are skeptical, others assert that humans are not the only species capable of representing what others do and don’t perceive and know.
- To interpret something in a particular way
- John was perceived to be a coward by his comrades
Synonyms
Related terms
Translations
to become aware of
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References
- “perceive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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