perceive
verb/pəˈsiːv/
/pərˈsiːv/
(formal)Word Family
- perceive verb
- perception noun
- perceptive adjective
- perceptible adjective (≠ imperceptible)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they perceive | /pəˈsiːv/ /pərˈsiːv/ |
| he / she / it perceives | /pəˈsiːvz/ /pərˈsiːvz/ |
| past simple perceived | /pəˈsiːvd/ /pərˈsiːvd/ |
| past participle perceived | /pəˈsiːvd/ /pərˈsiːvd/ |
| -ing form perceiving | /pəˈsiːvɪŋ/ /pərˈsiːvɪŋ/ |
- to understand or think of somebody/something in a particular way synonym see
- perceive somebody/something/yourself (as something) This discovery was perceived as a major breakthrough.
- I do not perceive myself as an expert.
- A science degree and artistic interests are often perceived as incompatible.
- perceive somebody/something to be/have something They were widely perceived to have been unlucky.
Extra Examples- It is widely perceived as a women's health problem, but it does also affect men.
- The General's words were perceived as a threat by countries in the region.
- The remedy for the problem was only dimly perceived by scientists until recently.
- Risks are perceived differently by different people.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- clearly
- distinctly
- dimly
- …
- be able to
- can
- be unable to
- …
- as
- commonly perceived
- generally perceived
- typically perceived
- …
- to notice or become aware of something
- perceive something I perceived a change in his behaviour.
- perceive that… She perceived that all was not well.
- perceive somebody/something to be/have something The patient was perceived to have difficulty in breathing.
Extra Examples- the world of directly perceived objects
- She perceived that all was not well within the organization.
- The industrial bias of canal building can be readily perceived by looking at Figure 7.3.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- clearly
- distinctly
- dimly
- …
- be able to
- can
- be unable to
- …
- as
- commonly perceived
- generally perceived
- typically perceived
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from a variant of Old French perçoivre, from Latin percipere ‘seize, understand’, from per- ‘entirely’ + capere ‘take’.
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