Word

perceive, v.
(perceived, perceives, perceiving)
freq. cnt. 35

to become aware of through the senses
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 27 freq. cnt.: 26 freq. cnt.: 1

comprehend perceive

sample sentences

"I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

perceptible perceptive perception perceiver

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hyponym

feel, sense apperceive receive, pick up divine hallucinate misperceive catch, pick up dream ache, suffer, hurt smell touch see sight, spy hear listen taste find see through

become conscious of
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9

perceive

sample sentences

"She finally perceived the futility of her protest"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

percipient perceptive perceptible perception

semantic pointers

hyponym

smell, smell out, sense

hypernym

see, realize, understand, realise