
[Middle English perceiven, from Old French perceivre, from Latin percipere : per-, per- + capere, to seize.]
perceivable per·ceiv'a·ble adj.The economic, social, and psychological costs of becoming pregnant and having a child while on public assistance are perceived as clearly outweighing the benefits—A. Bryman, 2004.Although this use is well established, and is recorded without comment in the COD (2006), it is often an unnecessary Latinate alternative for the perfectly good English word see, which could have been used in the example just given with no loss of meaning or effect. Perceive carries with it a substantial baggage of philosophical and psychological implications from which the simpler word see is free. If see won't do, consider and regard are also nearly always better choices.
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| percentage, peremptory, perennial |
verb
Definition: notice, see
Antonyms: miss, neglect, overlook
v
Definition: understand
Antonyms: misinterpret, misunderstand
You can only perceive real beauty in a person as they get older.
— Anouk Aimee
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - opfatte, bemærke
Nederlands (Dutch)
gewaarworden, beschouwen, begrijpen
Français (French)
v. tr. - percevoir, s'apercevoir de, comprendre, saisir
Deutsch (German)
v. - wahrnehmen, bemerken
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαισθάνομαι, αντιλαμβάνομαι, διακρίνω, βλέπω, καταλαβαίνω
Italiano (Italian)
scorgere, avvertire, accorgersi di, comprendere, percepire
Português (Portuguese)
v. - perceber, compreender, observar, entender
Русский (Russian)
чувствовать, постигать, наблюдать
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - percibir, divisar, notar, advertir, darse cuenta de, comprender, captar, entender
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - varsebli, (upp)fatta, märka, förnimma, inse
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
察觉, 意识到, 感知, 理解
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 察覺, 意識到, 感知, 理解
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 지각하다, 이해하다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 知覚する, 気づく, 理解する
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يرى, يلاحظ, يدرك
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - הבחין, ראה, הרגיש
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