perceive
pronunciation
How to pronounce perceive in British English:
UK [pəˈsiːv]
How to pronounce perceive in American English:
US [pərˈsiːv]
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- Verb:
- to become aware of through the senses
- become conscious of
Word Origin
- perceive (v.)
- c. 1300, via Anglo-French parceif, Old North French *perceivre (Old French perçoivre) "perceive, notice, see; recognize, understand," from Latin percipere "obtain, gather, seize entirely, take possession of," also, figuratively, "to grasp with the mind, learn, comprehend," literally "to take entirely," from per "thoroughly" (see per) + capere "to grasp, take" (see capable). Replaced Old English ongietan. Both the Latin senses were in Old French, though the primary sense of Modern French percevoir is literal, "to receive, collect" (rents, taxes, etc.), while English uses the word almost always in the metaphorical sense. Related: Perceived; perceiving.
Synonym
Example
- 1. We create and perceive our world simultaneously .
- 2. The eye tends to perceive it only as smudge or sludge .
- 3. The conclusions come in a study of how people perceive their wellbeing .
- 4. Yet many africa-watchers perceive a gradual erosion of democratic standards .
- 5. Only you perceive the difference .