# perceive

Pronunciation: US say "pur-SEEV" /pɚˈsiv/; UK say "puh-SEEV" /pəˈsiːv/

## Verb

1. To become aware of something through the senses, especially sight, or to come to understand it.
   - Simple: To notice or understand something using your eyes, ears, or other senses.
   - _Drivers must perceive hazards quickly in order to react in time._
   - _She perceived a change in his tone the moment he spoke._
2. To interpret something in a particular way, forming a judgment about how it seems to you.
   - Simple: To see or understand something in a certain way.
   - _Voters perceived the new policy as a threat to their savings._
   - _Different cultures perceive time in very different ways._

## Origin

From Middle English perceyven, borrowed from Old French percevoir, from Latin percipiō (past participle perceptus, 'to take hold of, obtain, receive, observe'), which combines per ('by, through') with capiō ('to take'). It is related to conceive, deceive, and receive.

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