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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | perceivre, from Latin percipere |
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per‧ceive W3
[transitive not in progressive]
[transitive not in progressive]1 written to understand or think of something or someone in a particular way [↪ perception]
perceive something/somebody as something Even as a young woman she had been perceived as a future chief executive.
Even as a young woman she had been perceived as a future chief executive. perceive something/somebody to be something Often what is perceived to be aggression is simply fear. Children who do badly in school tests often perceive themselves to be failures.
Often what is perceived to be aggression is simply fear.Children who do badly in school tests often perceive themselves to be failures.2 formal to notice, see, or recognize something [↪ perceptive]: That morning, he perceived a change in Franca's mood. Cats are not able to perceive colour.
That morning, he perceived a change in Franca's mood.Cats are not able to perceive colour.