perceive
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
perceive/pəˈsiːv/
▶verb
- 1 become aware or conscious of.
- 2 regard as.
– derivatives
perceivable adjective,
perceiver noun.
perceivable adjective,
perceiver noun.
– origin ME: from a var. of OFr. perçoivre, from L. percipere ‘seize, understand’.
'perceive' also found in these Oxford entries:
aesthetic
- aperçu
- apperception
- apprehend
- blind side
- catch
- clear
- clear-cut
- descry
- discriminate
- distinguish
- feel
- find
- hear
- impercipient
- kenning
- kenspeckle
- misperceive
- noetic
- observe
- perception
- percipient
- phonaesthesia
- plain
- presage
- presentient
- scent
- second sight
- see
- sense
- sensorium
- sentient
- smell
- taste
- tell
- tone-deaf
- twig
- understand
