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| per·ceive [ pər sv ] (past and past participle per·ceived, present participle per·ceiv·ing, 3rd person present singular per·ceives) |
transitive verb |
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1. notice using senses: to notice something, especially something that escapes the notice of others
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2. understand or comprehend: to understand or interpret something in a particular way
  the action was perceived as a conciliatory gesture
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| [13th century. Via variants of Old French perçoivre< Latin percipere, literally "seize completely" < capere "seize"] |
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| per·ceiv·a·ble adjective |
| per·ceiv·a·bly adverb |
| per·ceiv·er noun |
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