Perceive

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  • transitive verb. undefined
  • transitive verb. To become aware of (something) directly through any of the senses, especially sight or hearing.
  • transitive verb. To cause or allow the mind to become aware of (a stimulus).
  • transitive verb. To achieve understanding of; apprehend: synonym: see.
  • transitive verb. To regard or consider; deem.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In general, to become aware of; gain a knowledge of (some object or fact).
  • Specifically, to come to know by direct experience; in psychology, to come to know by virtue of a real action of the object upon the mind (commonly upon the senses), though the knowledge may be inferential; know through external or internal intuition.
  • Synonyms Observe, Notice, etc. See see.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. 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
  • transitive verb. 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.
  • transitive verb. To be affected of influenced by.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To see, to be aware of, to understand.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. become conscious of
  • verb. to become aware of through the senses
    • Word Usage
    "[H.H. Price, Perception (1932: 106)] “I hold it to be quite certain that I do not directly perceive my hand; and that when I am said (as I may be correctly said) to ˜perceive™ it, that I"
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    miss  
    cross-reference
    apperceive  appreciate  apprehend  catch  cognize  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    ache  apperceive  catch  divine  dream  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Eve  Kleve  Neave  Rajiv  Steve  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    anti-white  broaden  design-time  effing  fee-paying  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    appreciate  apprehend  ascertain  be acquainted with  be apprised of  
    verb-form
    perceived  perceives  perceiving  
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