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How to pronounce perceive in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms comprehend
Derivation perceptible


I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon.
Type Words
Type of realize, see, understand, realise
Has types sense, smell, smell out
Derivation perceptible, perception, perceptive, percipient


She finally perceived the futility of her protest.

Examples of perceive

perceive
What we perceive as the flavour of wine is largely composed of smell or bouquet.
From the newscientist.com
Instead, I perceive it as a hedging policy by the state prosecutor Mladen Bajic.
From the economist.com
Two years ago, Larry Ford had no misgivings about how others might perceive him.
From the washingtonpost.com
Whenever your eye can run underneath an object, you perceive the room as larger.
From the chron.com
Following arm amputation, individuals often perceive pain in their missing limb.
From the nature.com
Surely there needs to be self-awareness in order to perceive likeness in others.
From the couriermail.com.au
Where I hear women blaming men is on sites that perceive themselves as feminist.
From the forbes.com
Even if you don't get the position, people will now perceive you as a contender.
From the dailyherald.com
Self-esteem can also be based on what we perceive as the view others have of us.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
More examples
  • To become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"
  • Become conscious of; "She finally perceived the futility of her protest"
  • (perceived) sensed: detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues; "the felt presence of an intruder"; "a sensed presence in the room raised goosebumps on her arms"; "a perceived threat"
  • (perception) percept: the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
  • (perception) a way of conceiving something; "Luther had a new perception of the Bible"
  • (perception) the process of perceiving
  • (Perception (Blessid Union of Souls album)) Perception is the fourth studio album by the American alternative rock band Blessid Union of Souls, released in 2005 on .
  • (Perception (company)) Perception is a media entertainment company working in the games, film and television space. The company claims to be working on a video game for the PC and console platforms and to be in pre production on an animated television series & Sony PSP game. ...
  • (Perception (computer game)) Most of the programs in Edu-Ware Service's initial product line, released in 1979 under the slogan "Unique software for the unique mind", were not typical of the intellectually-challenging computer games and structured, pedagogically-sound educational software for ...