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perceive

/pɚˈsiv/verb2 syllables

Perceive means: to become aware of through the senses.

Synonyms for perceive7

verb, as in to become aware of through the senses

also used for perceive

ken, discern, make out, percept, sensate, sense

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What does perceive mean?2

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”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with perceive?13

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Perceive in a sentence

  • The more we read, the more we perceive the world in far greater nuances.Amastan
  • In her presence, your vision becomes clouded, unable to perceive any wrongdoing or faults.Nuel
  • I have antennae for other people, and perceive how they feel.tinowls
  • There is an opportunity everywhere, you just have to perceive it.carlosalberto
  • I perceive by your face that you have good news.unknown
  • He could not perceive any difference between the twins.CM
  • Minds that have nothing to confer find little to perceive.unknown
  • There are wavelengths of light that the human eye cannot perceive.darinmex

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of perceive

as a verb

past tense
perceived
present participle
perceiving
third-person singular
perceives
past participle
perceived