perceive

UK /pəˈsiːv/ US /pɚˈsiv/

verb 2

Collocations

(verb.)

ADV

clearly

dimly

Through the fog, she dimly perceived the outline of a ship approaching the harbor.

directly

The witnesses directly perceived the accident happening right in front of them.

differently

My brother and I perceived the movie differently after discussing it with our friends.

easily, readily

The difference between the two paintings can be easily perceived once you examine them closely.

correctly | immediately

VERB + PERCEIVE

be able/unable to, can/could | fail to | be difficult to

PREP

Many people perceive social media as a negative influence on teenagers today.

PHRASES

commonly/generally/widely perceived

Climate change is now widely perceived as one of the most serious challenges facing humanity today.

a failure/an inability to perceive sth

Definitions

verb

To become aware of, through the physical senses, to see; to understand.

Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

Then our first effort must be to identify the actual words. Only after recognizing them individually can we begin to try to understand them, to struggle with perceiving what they mean.

To interpret something in a particular way.

John was perceived to be a coward by his comrades

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — to become aware of through the senses

comprehend

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

Wiktionary

Then our first effort must be to identify the actual words. Only after recognizing them individually can we begin to try to understand them, to struggle with perceiving what they mean.

Wiktionary

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 cap

Wiktionary

I perceive by your face that you have good news.

Tatoeba · #70415

He could not perceive any difference between the twins.

Tatoeba · #291108

She will perceive his irony.

Tatoeba · #316437

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