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perceive
What does perceive mean?
perceive (verb): to become aware of, through the physical senses, to see; to understand.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use perceive in a sentence?
- I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce perceive?
/pɚˈsiv/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does perceive come from?
From Middle English perceyven, borrowed from Old French percevoir, perceveir, from Latin percipiō, past participle perceptus (“take hold of, obtain, receive, observe”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of perceive?
Words related to perceive
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “perceive” mean?
make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
Not quite: that's what develop means.
to become aware of, through the physical senses, to see; to understand
Right! That's what “perceive” means.
to disregard, miss or omit part of a continuation (some item or stage)
Not quite: that's what skip means.
to promote the development of something; to cultivate and grow a thing
Not quite: that's what foster means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “perceive”?
comprehend
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accomplish
Not quite: accomplish means something else.
substitute
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distribute
Not quite: distribute means something else.
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