| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | per·ceive |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  p r-s v |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: per·ceived, per·ceiv·ing, per·ceives
1. To become aware of directly through any of the senses, especially sight or hearing. 2. To achieve understanding of; apprehend. See synonyms at see1. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English perceiven, from Old French perceivre, from Latin percipere : per-, per- + capere, to seize; see kap- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | per·ceiva·ble —ADJECTIVE
per·ceiva·bly —ADVERB
per·ceiver —NOUN
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