Perceive
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /pəˈsiËv/
- US IPA: /pɚˈsiËv/
Alternative forms
- perceave obsolete
Origin
From Middle English perceiven, from Old French percevoir, perceveir, from Latin percipere, past participle perceptus ("take hold of, obtain, receive, observe"), from per ("by, through") + capere ("to take"); see capable. Compare conceive, deceive, receive.
Full definition of perceive
Verb
- To see, to be aware of, to understand.
- 2012, Colin Allen, Do I See What You See?, Numerous experimental tests and other observations have been offered in favor of animal mind reading, and although many scientists are skeptical, others assert that humans are not the only species capable of representing what others do and don’t perceive and know.