perceive

== English == === Alternative forms === perceave (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English perceyven, borrowed from Old French percevoir, perceveir, from Latin percipiō, past participle perceptus (“take hold of, obtain, receive, observe”), from per (“by, through”) + capiō (“to take”); see capable. Compare conceive, deceive, receive. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pəˈsiːv/ (General American) IPA(key): /pɚˈsiv/ Rhymes: -iːv Hyphenation: per‧ceive === Verb === perceive (third-person singular simple present perceives, present participle perceiving, simple past and past participle perceived) (transitive) To become aware of, through the physical senses, to see; to understand. To interpret something in a particular way. ==== Synonyms ==== ken ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== perception percept perceptive ==== Translations ==== === References === “perceive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Middle English == === Verb === perceive alternative form of perceyven