perceiving

per·ceive (p

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tr.v. per·ceived, per·ceiv·ing, per·ceives

1. To become aware of directly through any of the senses, especially sight or hearing.

2. To achieve understanding of; apprehend. See Synonyms at see¹.

[Middle English perceiven, from Old French perceivre, from Latin percipere : per-, per- + capere, to seize; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

per·ceiva·ble adj.

per·ceiva·bly adv.

per·ceiver n.

perceive [pəˈsiːv]

1. to become aware of (something) through the senses, esp the sight; recognize or observe

2. (tr; may take a clause as object) to come to comprehend; grasp

[from Old French perçoivre, from Latin percipere seize entirely, from per- (thoroughly) + capere to grasp]

perceivable adj

perceivability n

perceivably adv

perceiver n

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Verb	1.	perceive - to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" comprehend sense, feel - perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles; "He felt the wind"; "She felt an object brushing her arm"; "He felt his flesh crawl"; "She felt the heat when she got out of the car" apperceive - perceive in terms of a past experience receive, pick up - register (perceptual input); "pick up a signal" divine - perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers hallucinate - perceive what is not there; have illusions misperceive - perceive incorrectly catch, pick up - perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily; "I caught the aroma of coffee"; "He caught the allusion in her glance"; "ears open to catch every sound"; "The dog picked up the scent"; "Catch a glimpse" dream - experience while sleeping; "She claims to never dream"; "He dreamt a strange scene" ache, hurt, suffer - feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?" smell - inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense touch - perceive via the tactile sense; "Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her" see - perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see" sight, spy - catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge" hear - perceive (sound) via the auditory sense listen - hear with intention; "Listen to the sound of this cello" taste - perceive by the sense of taste; "Can you taste the garlic?" find - perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place; "I found myself in a difficult situation"; "When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room" see through - perceive the true nature of; "We could see through her apparent calm"
	2.	perceive - become conscious of; "She finally perceived the futility of her protest" smell out, sense, smell - become aware of not through the senses but instinctively; "I sense his hostility"; "i smell trouble"; "smell out corruption" realize, see, understand, realise - perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea"

perceive

verb

1. see, notice, note, identify, discover, spot, observe, remark, recognize, distinguish, glimpse, make out, pick out, discern, behold, catch sight of, espy, descry I perceived a number of changes

2. understand, sense, gather, get (informal), know, see, feel, learn, realize, conclude, appreciate, grasp, comprehend, get the message about, deduce, apprehend, suss (out) (slang), get the picture about He was beginning to perceive the true nature of their relationship.

3. consider, believe, judge, suppose, rate, deem, adjudge How real do you perceive this threat to be?

Translations

perceive [pəˈsiːv] VT

1. (= see, hear) → percibir; (= realize) → darse cuenta de, notar
now I perceive that → ahora veo que ...
do you perceive anything strange? → ¿notas algo raro?
perceived need/interest → necesidad f/interés m que se ha detectado

2. (= understand) → comprender
I do not perceive how it can be done → no comprendo cómo se puede hacer

3. (= consider) → considerar
their action may be perceived as a threat → su actuación puede considerarse or puede verse como una amenaza
the things children perceive as being important → las cosas que los niños consideran importantes
they perceive themselves as rebels → se ven a sí mismos como rebeldes, se consideran a sí mismos rebeldes

perceive [pə^rˈsiːv] vt

(= see) → percevoir

(= notice) → remarquer, s'apercevoir de

to perceive sb/sth as being sth → considérer qn/qch comme étant qch
Stress is widely perceived as contributing to heart disease → Le stress est souvent considéré comme un facteur contribuant au déclenchement des maladies cardiaques.

perceive

vt → wahrnehmen; (= understand, realize, recognize) → erkennen; do you perceive anything strange? → fällt Ihnen irgendetwas Ungewöhnliches auf?; …, which we perceive to be the case (form) → …, was wir als zutreffend erkennen; to perceive oneself as … → sich als … empfinden

perceive [pəˈsiːv] vt (sound, meaning, change) → percepire; (person, object) → notare; (realize) → accorgersi di

perceive

v perceive [pəˈsiːv]

to be or become aware of (something); to understand; to realize She perceived that he was tired. aanvoel, bewus word يَرى، يُلاحِظ، يُدْرِك възприемам uvědomit si, pochopit opfatte; forstå merken αντιλαμβάνομαι, διακρίνω percibir; notar, observar tajuma, märkama دریافتن havaita s'apercevoir לְהַבחִין בְּ- महसूस करना, अनुभव करना opaziti,zamjetiti észlel menyadari skynja; skilja percepire, accorgersi みとめる 인식하다; 알아차리다; 인지하다 (pa)justi, pastebėti, suprasti, suvokti saprast; manīt; aptvert dapat melihat beseffen legge merke til; oppfatte (s)postrzegać perceber a înţelege понимать; чувствовать uvedomiť si, pochopiť zaznati uočiti märka, uppfatta, inse รับรู้ anlamak, sezmek 察覺，理解 усвідомлювати; осягати سمجھنا، ادراک کرنا nhận thấy 觉察，理解

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