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单词 perceives
释义

perceive

verb

per·​ceive pər-ˈsēv How to pronounce perceive (audio)
perceived; perceiving; perceives

transitive verb

1
a
: to attain awareness or understanding of
b
: to regard as being such
was perceived as a loser
2
: to become aware of through the senses
especially : see, observe
perceivable
pər-ˈsē-və-bəl How to pronounce perceive (audio)
adjective
perceivably
pər-ˈsē-və-blē How to pronounce perceive (audio)
adverb
perceiver noun

Synonyms

  • feel
  • scent
  • see
  • sense
  • smell
  • taste
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Example Sentences

We perceive by means of the kaleidoscopic mirror of this life. This means that our ability to perceive is at once tyrannized by our expectations, and at war with them. James Baldwin, The Evidence of Things Not Seen, 1985 Standing in the hallway just out of sight during this interview was Sarah. She held her baby on her hip and she listened. She perceived as no one in the family could the enormity of the misfortune. E. L. Doctorow, Ragtime, 1974 … and when they perceived her to be little struck with the duet they were so good as to play, they could do no more than make her a generous present of some of their least valued toys, and leave her to herself, while they adjourned to whatever might be the favourite holiday sport of the moment, making artificial flowers or wasting gold paper. Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, 1814 I thought I perceived a problem, but I wasn't sure. perceived that it was going to be a nice day
Recent Examples on the Web When peers don’t correctly perceive their gender identity, something that hormones could ameliorate, belonging becomes difficult. Wired, 20 July 2022 Studies have shown that among those who perceive themselves as having Long COVID, fewer children than adults have objective symptoms. Erin Prater, Fortune, 28 May 2022 The numbers illustrate how much ideology shapes the way people perceive the world. Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2022 To not be affected by the way people perceive them, to distance from the others’ look and the effects of social networks. Jamie Lang, Variety, 17 Jan. 2022 In contrast to former child stars who perceive themselves as the playthings of stage parents, the Howards write with honest appreciation of working in a field neither chose but both seem to have enjoyed and, eventually, embraced. Peter Tonguette, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2021 Multiple people said their multiracial identity has at times put them at odds with people of color, who perceive them as moving away from their non-White identity and betraying the community. Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2021 The action comes from Woolf’s focus on the characters’ bubbling streams of consciousness, which clue readers in to the ways that the guests perceive, and misperceive, themselves and one another. Heather Hansman, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2022 Companies like RD Land are hoping to push these boundaries of how users perceive the world around them, by subverting the way their senses react. Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 12 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French perceivre, from Latin percipere, from per- thoroughly + capere to take — more at heave entry 1

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

perceive

verb

per·​ceive pər-ˈsēv How to pronounce perceive (audio)
perceived; perceiving
1
: to become aware of through the senses and especially through sight
Perceiving the intruders in their nest the birds flew down upon them … L. Frank Baum, The Marvelous Land of Oz
2
: to recognize or realize
I perceived a change in her attitude.
3
: to think of as
The message was perceived as a threat.

Medical Definition

perceive

transitive verb

per·​ceive pər-ˈsēv How to pronounce perceive (audio)
perceived; perceiving
: to become aware of through the senses

perceives

verb

present tense third-person singular of perceive
1
as in senses
to have a vague awareness of I thought I perceived a problem, but I wasn't sure

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • senses
  • sees
  • feels
  • hears
  • smells
  • notices
  • tastes
  • realizes
  • expects
  • anticipates
  • discerns
  • discovers
  • beholds
  • learns
  • scents
  • foresees
  • observes
  • ascertains
  • distinguishes
  • supposes
  • eyes
  • presumes
  • regards
  • sights
  • assumes
  • spies
  • notes
  • views
  • remarks
  • espies
  • speculates
  • witnesses
  • suspects
  • surmises
  • descries
  • finds out
  • divines
  • guesses
  • foreknows
  • looks (at)
  • conjectures
  • catches on (to)
2
as in notices
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes perceived that it was going to be a nice day

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • notices
  • sees
  • spots
  • eyes
  • regards
  • discerns
  • beholds
  • observes
  • views
  • distinguishes
  • remarks
  • sights
  • spies
  • watches
  • notes
  • espies
  • identifies
  • witnesses
  • considers
  • catches
  • descries
  • gets a load of
  • looks (at)
  • lays eyes on
  • heeds
  • sets eyes on
  • picks out
  • scrutinizes
  • examines
  • inspects
  • marks
  • surveys
  • scans
  • glimpses
  • makes out
  • studies
  • minds
  • attends (to)
  • picks up
  • peers (at)
  • glances (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • ignores
  • disregards
  • neglects
  • misses
  • overlooks
  • passes over
  • overpasses
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3
as in understands
to have a clear idea of I perceive your point, but I still disagree

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • understands
  • knows
  • sees
  • recognizes
  • comprehends
  • deciphers
  • grasps
  • appreciates
  • discerns
  • realizes
  • conceives
  • apprehends
  • gets
  • senses
  • intuits
  • beholds
  • cognizes
  • assimilates
  • makes
  • decodes
  • seizes
  • registers
  • catches
  • twigs
  • groks
  • digs
  • makes out
  • absorbs
  • digests
  • picks up on
  • cottons (to or on to)
  • savvies
  • tumbles (to)
  • compasses
  • penetrates
  • catches on (to)
  • fathoms
  • pierces
  • takes in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • misses
  • misunderstands
  • misinterprets
  • misreads
  • misconstrues
  • misconceives
  • mistakes
  • misperceives
  • misapprehends
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