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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024per•ceive /pɚˈsiv/USA pronunciation v., -ceived, -ceiv•ing. [not: be + ~-ing]- to become aware of or identify by the senses:[~ + object]Some artists perceive very subtle differences in shade and tone.
- to recognize or understand: [~ + object]I perceive difficulties in putting your idea into practice.[~ + that clause]He perceived that there would be difficulties.
per•ceiv•a•ble, adj. See -ceive-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024per•ceive (pər sēv′),USA pronunciation v.t., -ceived, -ceiv•ing. - to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses:I perceived an object looming through the mist.
- to recognize, discern, envision, or understand:I perceive a note of sarcasm in your voice. This is a nice idea but I perceive difficulties in putting it into practice.
- Latin percipere to lay hold of, grasp, equivalent. to per- per- + -cipere, combining form of capere to take
- Anglo-French *perceivre, for perçoivre
- 1250–1300; Middle English perceiven
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged note, discover, observe, descry, distinguish. See notice.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: perceive /pəˈsiːv/ vb - to become aware of (something) through the senses, esp the sight; recognize or observe
- (tr; may take a clause as object) to come to comprehend; grasp
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French perçoivre, from Latin percipere seize entirely, from per- (thoroughly) + capere to graspperˈceivable adj perˈceivably adv |