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- [per-seev]
- /pərˈsiv/
- /pəˈsiːv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [per-seev]
- /pərˈsiv/
Definitions of perceiving word
- verb with object perceiving to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist. 1
- verb with object perceiving to recognize, discern, envision, or understand: I perceive a note of sarcasm in your voice. This is a nice idea but I perceive difficulties in putting it into practice. 1
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Origin of perceiving
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English perceiven < Anglo-French *perceivre, for perçoivre < Latin percipere to lay hold of, grasp, equivalent to per- per- + -cipere, combining form of capere to take
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Parts of speech for Perceiving
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
perceiving popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for perceiving
adj perceiving
- alive to — fully aware of; perceiving
- all there — having his or her wits about him or her; of normal intelligence
- apperceptive — conscious perception.
- cognitive — Cognitive means relating to the mental process involved in knowing, learning, and understanding things.
noun perceiving
- apperception — the attainment of full awareness of a sensation or idea
- feeling — a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of cotton.
- ideation — the process of forming ideas or images.
- innervation — the act of innervating; state of being innervated.
- motility — Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously: motile cells; motile spores.
adjective perceiving
- emotionable — (rare, of a person or group or of their behavior or faculties) Particularly expressive of or affected by emotion.
- noticing — an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning: a day's notice.
- noting — a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- witting — knowing; aware; conscious.
Top questions with perceiving
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