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–verb (used with object), -ceived, -ceiv·ing.

1.	to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist.

2.	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.

[Origin: 1250–1300; ME perceiven < AF *perceivre, for perçoivre < L percipere to lay hold of, grasp, equiv. to per- per- + -cipere, comb. form of capere to take

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per·ceiv·ed·ly

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per·ceiv·ed·ness, noun

per·ceiv·er, noun

per·ceiv·ing·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. note, discover, observe, descry, distinguish. See notice.

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tr.v. per·ceived, per·ceiv·ing, per·ceives

To become aware of directly through any of the senses, especially sight or hearing.
To achieve understanding of; apprehend. See Synonyms at see¹.

[Middle English perceiven, from Old French perceivre, from Latin percipere : per-, per- + capere, to seize; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

per·ceiv'a·ble adj., per·ceiv'a·bly adv., per·ceiv'er n.

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perceive

c.1300, via Anglo-Fr. parceif, O.N.Fr. *perceivre, O.Fr. perçoivre, from L. percipere "obtain, gather," also, metaphorically, "to grasp with the mind," lit. "to take entirely," from per "thoroughly" + capere "to grasp, take" (see capable). Replaced O.E. ongietan. Both the L. senses were in O.Fr., though the primary sense of Mod.Fr. percevoir is literal, "to receive, collect" (rents, taxes, etc.), while Eng. uses the word almost always in the metaphorical sense.

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perceive
verb
1.	to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"
2.	become conscious of; "She finally perceived the futility of her protest"

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perceive [pəˈsiːv] verb

to be or become aware of (something); to understand; to realize
Example: She perceived that he was tired.

Arabic:	يَرى، يُلاحِظ، يُدْرِك
Chinese (Simplified):	觉察，理解
Chinese (Traditional):	覺察，理解
Czech:	uvědomit si, pochopit
Danish:	opfatte; forstå
Dutch:	beseffen
Estonian:	tajuma, märkama
Finnish:	havaita
French:	s'apercevoir
German:	merken
Greek:	αντιλαμβάνομαι, διακρίνω
Hungarian:	észlel
Icelandic:	skynja; skilja
Indonesian:	menyadari
Italian:	percepire, accorgersi

Japanese:	みとめる
Korean:	지각하다, 인지하다.
Latvian:	saprast; manīt; aptvert
Lithuanian:	(pa)justi, pastebėti, suprasti, suvokti
Norwegian:	legge merke til; oppfatte
Polish:	(s)postrzegać
Portuguese (Brazil):	perceber
Portuguese (Portugal):	perceber
Romanian:	a înţelege
Russian:	понимать; чувствовать
Slovak:	uvedomiť si, pochopiť
Slovenian:	zaznati
Spanish:	percibir; notar, observar
Swedish:	märka, uppfatta, inse
Turkish:	anlamak, sezmek