per ‧ ceive W3 AC /pəˈsiːv $ pər-/ BrE AmE verb [transitive not in progressive]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ perception , ↑ perceptiveness ; adverb : ↑ perceptibly ≠ ↑ imperceptibly , ↑ perceptively ; adjective : ↑ perceptible ≠ ↑ imperceptible , ↑ perceptive ; verb : ↑ perceive ]
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: perceivre , from Latin percipere ]
1 . written to understand or think of something or someone in a particular way ⇨ perception
perceive something/somebody as something
Even as a young woman she had been perceived as a future chief executive.
perceive something/somebody to be something
Often what is perceived to be aggression is simply fear.
Children who do badly in school tests often perceive themselves to be failures.
2 . formal to notice, see, or recognize something ⇨ perceptive :
That morning, he perceived a change in Franca’s mood.
Cats are not able to perceive colour.
perceive that
He perceived that there was no other way out of the crisis.