perceive
verb
[ pəˈsiːv ]
• become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand.
• "his mouth fell open as he perceived the truth"
Similar:
discern,
recognize,
become cognizant of,
become aware of,
become conscious of,
get/come to know,
tell,
distinguish,
grasp,
understand,
take in,
make out,
find,
identify,
hit on,
comprehend,
apprehend,
figure out,
deduce,
conclude,
see,
discover,
learn,
appreciate,
realize,
ascertain,
sense,
divine,
intuit,
catch on to,
have an aha moment,
twig,
cognize,
• interpret or regard (someone or something) in a particular way.
• "if Guy does not perceive himself as disabled, nobody else should"
Similar:
look on,
view,
regard,
consider,
think of,
judge,
deem,
appraise,
assess,
adjudge,
figure (out),
size up,
value,
rate,
suppose,
think,
sum up,
weigh up,
Origin:
Middle English: from a variant of Old French perçoivre, from Latin percipere ‘seize, understand’, from per- ‘entirely’ + capere ‘take’.
