verb (written)
1 to notice or become aware of sth:
[VN] I perceived a change in his behaviour. * [Vthat] She perceived that all was not well. * [VNtoinf] The patient was perceived to have difficulty in breathing.
HELPNOTE This pattern is usually used in the passive.
2 ~ sth (as sth) to understand or think of sth in a particular way:
[VN] This discovery was perceived as a major breakthrough. * She did not perceive herself as disabled. * A science degree and artistic interests are often perceived as incompatible. * [VNtoinf] They were widely perceived to have been unlucky.
HELPNOTE This pattern is usually used in the passive.
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WORDFAMILY
perceive v.
perception n.
perceptive adj.
perceptible adj. (=/= imperceptible)
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for perceive is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does perceive appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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