Perceive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

to become aware of through the senses

become conscious of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɚsˈiːv/

🇬🇧British English

/pəsˈiːv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pəsˈiːv/

2 syllables Say it as /pɚsˈiːv/.

Examples

I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon
She finally perceived the futility of her protest

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

comprehend

Parts of Speech

verb	to become aware of through the senses “I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon”
verb	become conscious of “She finally perceived the futility of her protest”

Word Forms

perceptible	adjective	easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
perceptive	adjective	of or relating to perception
perception	noun	becoming aware of something via the senses
perceiver	noun	a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
comprehension	noun	an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)
percipient	adjective	characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wahrnehmen

durch die Sinne wahrzunehmen

🇫🇷French

percevoir

prendre conscience par les sens

🇪🇸Spanish

percibir

tomar conciencia a través de los sentidos

🇮🇹Italian

percepire

prenderne coscienza attraverso i sensi

🇳🇱Dutch

gadeslaan

via de zintuigen bewust worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

perceber

tomar consciência através dos sentidos

🇷🇺Russian

воспринимать

осознавать посредством чувств

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समझना

इंद्रियों के माध्यम से जागरूक होना

🇧🇩Bengali

উপলব্ধি করা

ইন্দ্রিয়ের মাধ্যমে সচেতন হওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

உணர்கின்றன

புலன்கள் மூலம் அறிந்து கொள்ள வேண்டும்

🇮🇳Telugu

గ్రహిస్తారు

ఇంద్రియాల ద్వారా తెలుసుకోవాలి

🇮🇳Marathi

जाणणे

इंद्रियांद्वारे जाणीव होणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમજવું

ઇન્દ્રિયો દ્વારા પરિચિત થવા માટે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗ್ರಹಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಇಂದ್ರಿಯಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ಅರಿಯಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നു

ഇന്ദ്രിയങ്ങളിലൂടെ അറിയാൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਝਣਾ

ਇੰਦਰੀਆਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਜਾਣੂ ਹੋਣ ਲਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سمجھنا

حواس کے ذریعے آگاہ ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

感知

通过感官意识到

🇯🇵Japanese

知覚する

感覚を通して気づくこと

🇰🇷Korean

감지하다

감각을 통해 깨닫게 되다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhận thức

để nhận biết thông qua các giác quan

🇹🇭Thai

รับรู้

เพื่อรับรู้ผ่านประสาทสัมผัส

🇮🇩Indonesian

melihat

untuk menyadari melalui indera

🇵🇭Filipino

madama

upang magkaroon ng kamalayan sa pamamagitan ng mga pandama

🇲🇾Malay

mempersepsikan

untuk disedari melalui pancaindera

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يتصور

أن ندرك من خلال الحواس

🇮🇷Persian

درک کنند

برای آگاهی از طریق حواس

🇹🇷Turkish

algılamak

duyular aracılığıyla farkına varmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִתְפּוֹס

להיות מודע דרך החושים

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