perceives
- 1Third-person singular simple present indicative of perceive.
The artist perceives subtle differences in color that most people overlook.
A skilled mediator perceives tension in a room before it erupts into conflict.
Note
The -s form that goes with he, she, it or a singular noun: the artist perceives, the committee perceives. It carries both meanings of perceive, noticing through the senses and reading something in a particular way. In both it is transitive, so an object follows: she perceives the change, he perceives the remark as a slight. The final e of the base stays; only -s is added.
perceives is a form of perceive
perceive, verb: To become aware of something through the senses, especially sight, or to come to understand it. Full entry
- Forms
- perceiveperceives he/she/itperceiving -ing formperceived past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- perceive → perceives: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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