perceive

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

< Middle English perceiven < Old French percevoir, perceveir < Latin percipere, pp. perceptus (“‘take hold of, obtain, receive, observe’”) < per (“‘by, through’”) + capere (“‘to take’”); see capable. Cf. conceive, deceive, receive.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /pəˈsiːv/
• (US) IPA: /pɚˈsiːv/
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[edit] Verb

to perceive (third-person singular simple present perceives, present participle perceiving, simple past and past participle perceived)

1. To see, to be aware of, to understand.

[edit] Related terms

• perception
• percept

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• perceive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913