perceive

Verb

Meaning

To obtain knowledge of through the senses; to receive impressions from by means of the bodily organs; to take cognizance of the existence, character, or identity of, by means of the senses; to see, hear, or feel; as, to perceive a distant ship; to perceive a discord.

To take intellectual cognizance of; to apprehend by the mind; to be convinced of by direct intuition; to note; to remark; to discern; to see; to understand.

To be affected of influented by.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

see understand feel distinguish observe discern comprehend mark view get sense know note identify learn
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Antonyms

miss code err mistake neglect confuse
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Hypernyms

see understand realize realise

Hyponyms

see find sense receive feel divine

Related terms

perception percept perceptive

Phrases with the word

inability to perceive written words deeply perceive ability to perceive humour be unable to perceive the difference inability to perceive printed words able to perceive sound

Derivatives

perceived perceiving

Anagrams

percieve

Examples

Famine means being deprived of and desiring necessary food. But there is something worse and more wretched than this famine: when someone is deprived of the necessary means of salvation and does not perceive his misfortune, having no desire to be saved. Gregory Palamas

To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others. Anthony Robbins

The ability to perceive or think differently is more important than the knowledge gained. David Bohm

To understand is to perceive patterns. Isaiah Berlin

Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it 'the reproduction of what the Senses perceive in Nature through the veil of the soul.' The mere imitation, however accurate, of what is in Nature, entitles no man to the sacred name of 'Artist.' Edgar Allan Poe

It may be easier to perceive error than to find truth. Kashmir Proverb

Close letter words and terms

perceivably perceivance perceivancy perceived perceived as perceived desirability