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transitive verb |
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perceives, perceiving, perceived |
| definition 1: |
to become aware of by means of the senses.
The students are learning how the brain perceives sound.The dog perceived a change in its owner and became alarmed.If we smell something continually over a length of time, eventually we no longer perceive it.She perceived something moving--perhaps a scorpion?--over the top of her blanket.- synonyms:
- detect, discern, distinguish, know, notice, observe, sense
- similar words:
- feel, hear, note, recognize, remark, see
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| definition 2: |
to mentally notice or distinguish, or to grasp and comprehend what something is.
I can't perceive the difference between these concepts.He hoped that his enemy could not perceive his weakness.She did not perceive her daughter's feelings of jealousy.I suddenly perceived that he had meant something entirely different.- synonyms:
- apperceive, comprehend, grasp, realize, see, sense, understand
- similar words:
- appreciate, apprehend, discern, get, know
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| related words: |
behold, catch, discover, distinguish, fathom, find, see, seize, sight, smell, spot, view, watch, witness |
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| derivation: |
perceiver (n.) |
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