1
as in to feel
to have a vague awareness of
I thought I perceived a problem, but I wasn't sure
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2
as in to notice
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes
perceived that it was going to be a nice day
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3
as in to understand
to have a clear idea of
I perceive your point, but I still disagree
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Recent Examples of perceive
That is a fancy sociological phrase that translates simply to the need to understand how others perceive you.
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Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Best Gifts for Tweens Tweens are increasingly focused on friendships with their peers and how others perceive them.
—Anja Webb, Parents, 31 Oct. 2025
My fear has always lived in how people are going to perceive me.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Oppenheim agreed and said any information perceived as questionable can be disputed by the community of defense officials.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2025
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Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Best Gifts for Tweens Tweens are increasingly focused on friendships with their peers and how others perceive them.
—Anja Webb, Parents, 31 Oct. 2025
My fear has always lived in how people are going to perceive me.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Oppenheim agreed and said any information perceived as questionable can be disputed by the community of defense officials.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perceive
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Yet amidst this external focus on varied lyric forms, the drive in this collection feels narrative, the stories history doubling and echoing myth and history.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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With the staff and roster Lucas has brought in, Young feels good days are ahead.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
2 Nov. 2025
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Harvey brings a distinctive approach to the nuclear narrative, one shaped by childhood memories of hearing about French President Jacques Chirac and the Rainbow Warrior bombing, but noticing the absence of First Nations voices in those stories.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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Victims may not notice until much later, when more money has been taken.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Both also connected really deeply with their big-name players and understood how to communicate with those individuals to get the best out of them.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Deadline understands that 26 crew members of Tulsa King‘s 600-member crew were asked not to return for Season 4, which is expected to resume production in a week.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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One senses enormous momentum already, with the film a full-fledged phenomenon in its home country.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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Smoke alarms have detectors that sense small particles in the air, and the alarm triggers when a certain amount of particles is reached.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
1 Nov. 2025
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Say the managers see a software provider on the block at a bargain price, and want to add it to a tech portfolio.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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Conversely, first responders wouldn’t be able to see what's going on inside the aircraft.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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The charitable organization funded by the Johnson & Johnson heiress is known for gifts to education, health and civic projects.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Also known as irritable hip, the condition is due to inflammation of the hip joint lining.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Your body gets hunger signals from seeing and smelling food.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
26 Oct. 2025
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The cafeteria smelled the same.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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Perry and Trudeau first sparked romance rumors over the summer, when they were spotted on a date in Montreal, Canada.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Shawn Mayes, a longtime Terpsichore dancer, remembered when MTV did a bar crawl and spotted the dancers and put it on camera.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Perceive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perceive. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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