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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; Middle English perceiven < Anglo-French *perceivre, for perçoivre < Latin percipere to lay hold of, grasp, equivalent to per- per- + -cipere, combining form of capere to take
1250–1300; Middle English perceiven < Anglo-French *perceivre, for perçoivre < Latin percipere to lay hold of, grasp, equivalent to per- per- + -cipere, combining form of capere to take
Related forms
vɪdper·ceiv·ed·ness, noun
per·ceiv·er, noun
per·ceiv·ing·ness, noun
non·per·ceiv·ing, adjective
EXPANDre·per·ceive, verb (used with object), -ceived, -ceiv·ing.
self-per·ceiv·ing, adjective
un·per·ceived, adjective
un·per·ceiv·ing, adjective
well-per·ceived, adjective
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Example Sentences
- Understand how they perceive you.
- Britain has tended to perceive it as a problem.
- Victor is free to perceive it in anyway he wishes.
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Word Origin & History
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.
EXPAND 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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Medical Dictionary
perceive per·ceive (pər-sēv')
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.
per·ceiv'a·ble adj.
per·ceiv'a·bly adv.
per·ceiv'er n.
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