Perceive

/pəˈsiːv/

Synonyms for "perceive" (263 found)

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Closest matches (53)

Verb(16 words)

apperceive appreciated appreciates awaken awakens awakes awoke awoken beheld cognise comprehend comprehended comprehends conclude deduce deem

appreciate apprehend ascertainbe acquainted withbe apprised ofbe aware ofbe cognizant ofbe conscious ofbe conversant withbe informedbe sensible ofbehold believe catchcatch oncatch sight ofclap eyes oncognizecome alivecomprehend

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conceive conceptualize conclude consider contemplate decipher deduce deem

Noun(7 words)

apprehending audi catches conceivingconsistently observeddawn dawns

Adjective(2 words)

attuned awake

Strong matches (79)

Verb(23 words)

demonstrate understandingdetect detects discern discerned discerning discerns espying get glimpsed grok hallucinated heard hears infer interpret intuit intuited intuits ken

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knew knowingmake out

descry detect determine dig discern discover discriminate distinguish divine espy experience fathom feelfeel deeplyfigurefigure outfind foresee gather get

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glimpse grasp havehave a sensationhave in sighthave information abouthave knowledge ofhear identify infer judge ken knowlay eyes onlook onlook uponmakemake outmark mind

Noun(16 words)

descrying detecting drinks experiences experiencing feelingfeeling categoryfelt glimpses glimpsing hearing intuiting kenning kens kent learning

Related words (131)

Determiner(2 words)

most feelingmost number sense

note notice observe penetratepick outpick uppierce plumb possess prehend realizereceive an impressionrecognize regard remark respondrespond to stimulisavor savvy scent

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seesee daylightsee intosee the lightsee throughseize sense sight signal smell spot spy taketake intaste tell think touch tumble twig understand view witness wotwot of

Adjective(8 words)

noted instanceobservable signobserved behavioral patternobserved entityobserved eventobserved traitradiant energy detectedwitting

Verb(32 words)

notice noticednoticed personobserve observedobserved inconsistencyobserves percept realised realize realized realizes recognise recognizes regard remarked savvying see sensate sense

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sensed smelled spotted twigged undeceived understands understood view viewed weest wis wist

Noun(44 words)

notice energynotice of meetingnotice the noisenotices noticing notingobservation based studyobserve physical changeobserve the rulesobserve weekly patternobserved astronomical objectobserved energy distributionobserved kinetic energyobserved mass valueoverhearingpeople sensepierces realizing receivingrecognize moral importance

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recognizing registers saw seeing senesense of detachmentsense of individualitysense of school belongingsenses sensingsequence detection tasksights smells smelt spotting tastes understanding veda vibe vibes visions waking watch wit

Related word relations

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More general

20 entries

awareness cognition detection discover evaluationfind outget a lineget windget wordhear interpretation learn perceptionpick uprealise realize

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More specific

6 entries

construe deduce distinguish infer read spot

Collocations

5 entries

perceive a threatperceive asperceive realityperceive the differenceperceive through senses

Inflections

3 entries

perceived perceives perceiving

Derivations

6 entries

perceivable perceiver perception perceptive perceptively perceptual

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I perceive by your face that you have good news.

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He could not perceive any difference between the twins.

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She will perceive his irony.

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Minds that have nothing to confer find little to perceive.

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