perceive - Definition | Dictionary definition of perceive

Definition of perceive

Verbs

to become aware of through the senses

"I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"

Synonyms:: comprehend

Types:: show 43 types...; hide 43 types...; feel, sense
perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles; apperceive
perceive in terms of a past experience; pick up, receive
register (perceptual input); hear
receive a communication from someone; divine
perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers; chiromance
divine by reading someone's palms; hallucinate
perceive what is not there; have illusions; misperceive
perceive incorrectly; see double
see things as if they were there twice; catch, pick up
perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily; dream
experience while sleeping; ache, hurt, suffer
feel physical pain; catch, get
suffer from the receipt of; twinge
feel a sudden sharp, local pain; prick, sting, twinge
cause a stinging pain; kill
be the source of great pain for; smell
inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense; sniff, whiff
perceive by inhaling through the nose; nose, scent, wind
catch the scent of; get wind of; snuff, snuffle
sniff or smell inquiringly; get a noseful, get a whiff
smell strongly and intensely; touch
perceive via the tactile sense; see
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; glimpse
catch a glimpse of or see briefly; see
see and understand, have a good eye; catch a glimpse, catch sight, get a look
see something for a brief time; behold, lay eyes on
see with attention; sight, spy
catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; descry, espy, spot, spy
catch sight of; detect, discover, find, notice, observe
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; hear
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense; catch, overhear, take in
hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; catch, get
perceive by hearing; listen
hear with intention; hear out
listen to every detail and give a full hearing to; listen in
listen quietly, without contributing to the conversation; advert, attend, give ear, hang, pay heed
give heed (to); hark, harken, hearken
listen; used mostly in the imperative; eavesdrop, listen in
listen without the speaker's knowledge; taste
perceive by the sense of taste; savor, savour
taste appreciatively; find
perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place; see through
perceive the true nature of