ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsPperceive
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perceive
Meaning: to notice, understand, or become aware of something
perceive in a sentence
How perceive is used in real sentences:
Readers may perceive a change in tone after the second paragraph.
At first, few visitors perceive the small symbol above the door.
“Soon, students could perceive a pattern that had been hidden before.”
— from the passage The Blue Moth Story
Synonyms for perceive
Other words for perceive — notice, detect and discern — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of perceive
Words that mean the opposite of perceive:
- miss
- overlook
- ignore
Where it comes from
From Latin percipere 'to seize, grasp, understand' (per- 'thoroughly' + capere 'to take').
Word parts
- cap/cept — take, seize
perceive: per- (thoroughly) + ceive (cept, take)
Memory hook
Perceive means to receive an idea through the senses or mind.