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English
Etymology
< Middle English perceiven < Old French percevoir, perceveir < Latin percipere, past participle perceptus (“take hold of, obtain, receive, observe”) < per (“by, through”) + capere (“to take”); see capable. Compare conceive, deceive, receive.
Pronunciation
Verb
to perceive (third-person singular simple present perceives, present participle perceiving, simple past and past participle perceived)
- To see, to be aware of, to understand.
Related terms
References
- perceive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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