perceive

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pərˈsiːv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pɚˈsiv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pər sēv′)

Inflections of 'perceive' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
perceives
v 3rd person singular
perceiving
v pres p
perceived
v past
perceived
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

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perceive [sth/sb]⇒ vtr (with object: detect with the senses)percibir⇒ vtr
  notar⇒ vtr
 Jess perceived a tinge of regret in Simon's voice.
 Jess percibió un dejo de arrepentimiento en la voz de Simón.
perceive [sth]⇒ vtr (with object: discern, understand)percibir⇒ vtr
 Jane perceived Martin's unwillingness to change his mind.
 Jane percibió la poca disposición de Martín a cambiar de opinión.
perceive,
perceive that vtr		 (with clause: realize that)percatarse de que v prnl + conj
  comprender que vtr + conj
 Ian perceived that his efforts were of no use.
 Ian se percató de que sus esfuerzos eran inútiles.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'perceive' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
catch a glimpse - detect - discern - espy - feel - have blinkers on - hear - know - make out - see
Spanish:
adivinar - dar la sensación de que - notar - percibir

Collocations: perceive a [threat, danger], is perceived to be a [threat], perceived to be the [best, worst, most effective], more...

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