— perceivedly /peuhr see"vid lee, -seevd"-/ , adv. — perceivedness , n. — perceiver , n. — perceivingness , n.
/peuhr seev"/ , v.t., perceived, perceiving .
1. to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist.
2. to recognize, discern, envision, or understand: I perceive a note of sarcasm in your voice. This is a nice idea but I perceive difficulties in putting it into practice.
[ 1250-1300; ME perceiven perceivre, for perçoivre percipere to lay hold of, grasp, equiv. to per- PER- + -cipere, comb. form of capere to take ]
Syn. 1. note, discover, observe, descry, distinguish. See notice .