to perceive
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3.7
- verb
- /pərˈsiːv/
:
percibir
- Is there a difference in the way you perceive things when they move?
- perceive patterns
- perceive movement
- ways of perceiving
How is it my eye is perceiving that light over there?
- How is it my eye is perceiving that light over there?
- The way that their brain perceives the pain has been rewired.
- Can we see that I perceive an electric field?
- It's how we are perceiving the sensory world.
- Obviously, you need to be able to perceive the stimulus.
- And it's it's how humans perceive perceive light.
- That's what being and perceiving it really is.
- We are in relationship to consciousness, receiving, perceiving, contributing back.
- So instead of merely perceiving, it directs itself to perceiving.
Examples
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And, you know, we can perceive things differently.
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As she listened carefully, she began to perceive the subtle differences in the music.
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It's how they perceive you based off of your actions.
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The more angry you are, the less you perceive risk in the world.
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How do you think voters should perceive the current state of our economy?
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What enemy do we now perceive advancing against us?
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When did you first realize that you could perceive things that other people couldn't?
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Obviously, you need to be able to perceive the stimulus.
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To be steady is to use all my senses to perceive what's going on!
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We react vigorously when we perceive that our choices have been curtailed.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To notice something with your eyes
∞
1.0
To notice an emotion or a physical sensation in your body
∞
1.0
To see or become aware of something
763
3.2
Find something that is hard to notice
629
4.2
To notice something by feeling or by using a tool
619
2.4
To watch something carefully to learn about it
70
5.8
To notice something that is hard to see or hear
42
3.5
To see and pay attention to something
1
9.6
To notice and understand something in your mind
Antonyms
How Clear
Surface Forms
Etymology
Perceive comes from Latin parts per- ('through') and capere ('to take'), the same root as capture. So to perceive with your senses is like 'taking in' what you see, hear, or smell, which explains the meaning 'become aware through the senses'.