Perceive
verb
To notice or become aware of something by using your senses.
I perceive a strong smell of gas in the room
Often appears as...
- perceive a difference
- perceive a threat
verb
To understand or think about something in a particular way.
She perceives herself as a future leader
Often appears as...
- perceive an opportunity
- perceive a problem
verb
To come to an understanding of.
I finally perceived the truth
Often appears as...
- perceive the truth
- perceive wisdom
verb
To notice or become aware of something by using your senses.
I perceive a strong smell of gas in the room
Often appears as...
- perceive a difference
- perceive a threat
verb
To understand or think about something in a particular way.
She perceives herself as a future leader
Often appears as...
- perceive an opportunity
- perceive a problem
verb
To come to an understanding of.
I finally perceived the truth
Often appears as...
- perceive the truth
- perceive wisdom
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Using the Senses
Perceive involves direct observation through the five senses, especially when something is subtle.
Did you perceive the faint sound in the silence?
Pro Tip 2/3Immediate Awareness
'Perceive' can express quick recognition, without long thought or deliberation.
I immediately perceived the tension in the room.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Nuances
Use 'perceive' to describe noticing things that are not obvious or easily detected.
He could perceive a hint of sarcasm in her voice.
Pro Tip 1/3Using the Senses
Perceive involves direct observation through the five senses, especially when something is subtle.
Did you perceive the faint sound in the silence?
Pro Tip 2/3Immediate Awareness
'Perceive' can express quick recognition, without long thought or deliberation.
I immediately perceived the tension in the room.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Nuances
Use 'perceive' to describe noticing things that are not obvious or easily detected.
He could perceive a hint of sarcasm in her voice.
Pro Tip 1/3Using the Senses
Perceive involves direct observation through the five senses, especially when something is subtle.
Did you perceive the faint sound in the silence?
Pro Tip 2/3Immediate Awareness
'Perceive' can express quick recognition, without long thought or deliberation.
I immediately perceived the tension in the room.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Nuances
Use 'perceive' to describe noticing things that are not obvious or easily detected.
He could perceive a hint of sarcasm in her voice.
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The right brain vs. left...
organization corporations it's like anybody who has a brain would like to have a better idea of how to get your brain to do what you want it to do we do have two very different ways of perceiving the world one more open and expansive and one more detail based and on a schedule and really for me
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The science of stage...
by the nuances of modern civilization. So, to your conscious modern mind, it's a speech. To the rest of your brain, built up to code with the law of the jungle, when you perceive the possible consequences of blowing a speech, it's time to run for your life or fight to the death.
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The unexpected math...
that in a period of intense suffering, Van Gogh was somehow able to perceive and represent one of the most supremely difficult concepts nature has ever brought before mankind, and to unite his unique mind's eye with the deepest mysteries of movement, fluid and light.
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The science of...
participants were asked to briefly hold the coffee, either hot or iced. Later, the participants read a story about a hypothetical person, and were asked to rate their personality. Those who had held the hot cup of coffee perceived the person in the story as happier,
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How to Bring Plants to...
the problem with filming plants is that they don't really move a great deal well not that we can perceive so we had to get really inventive with technology that was going to help us to get into the plant world like we've never been able to do before
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Why are we so attached...
During the experiment, they perceived the hole as being about a centimeter larger than controlled participants using a standard putter and they sank slightly more putts. Although feelings of ownership emerge early in life, culture also plays a part.
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Animals Cannot Be Blue PIPE...
of electromagnetic wavelengths. Color is how we perceive different wavelengths of light in that spectrum. And that visible spectrum contains all the colors that we see in this world. SARAH This is the blue morpho butterfly. Yes, the emoji one.
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A brief history of...
These numbers, which we call irrational numbers, were perceived as a threat to the Pythagorean's notion of a perfect universe. They imagined a reality that could be described with rational, numerical patterns.
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Why do we itch? - Emma...
This enables increased blood flow, which helpfully accelerates the body's immune response to this perceived threat. That explains the swelling, and it's the same reason pollen can make your eyes puff up.
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How to raise a Black son...
and specifically, who in this world is afforded the privilege of being perceived as fully human. Over the course of the past several months, the world has watched as unarmed black men, and women,
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The right brain vs. left...
organization corporations it's like anybody who has a brain would like to have a better idea of how to get your brain to do what you want it to do we do have two very different ways of perceiving the world one more open and expansive and one more detail based and on a schedule and really for me
Video examples
The science of stage...
by the nuances of modern civilization. So, to your conscious modern mind, it's a speech. To the rest of your brain, built up to code with the law of the jungle, when you perceive the possible consequences of blowing a speech, it's time to run for your life or fight to the death.
Video examples
The unexpected math...
that in a period of intense suffering, Van Gogh was somehow able to perceive and represent one of the most supremely difficult concepts nature has ever brought before mankind, and to unite his unique mind's eye with the deepest mysteries of movement, fluid and light.
Video examples
The science of...
participants were asked to briefly hold the coffee, either hot or iced. Later, the participants read a story about a hypothetical person, and were asked to rate their personality. Those who had held the hot cup of coffee perceived the person in the story as happier,
Video examples
How to Bring Plants to...
the problem with filming plants is that they don't really move a great deal well not that we can perceive so we had to get really inventive with technology that was going to help us to get into the plant world like we've never been able to do before
Video examples
Why are we so attached...
During the experiment, they perceived the hole as being about a centimeter larger than controlled participants using a standard putter and they sank slightly more putts. Although feelings of ownership emerge early in life, culture also plays a part.
Video examples
Animals Cannot Be Blue PIPE...
of electromagnetic wavelengths. Color is how we perceive different wavelengths of light in that spectrum. And that visible spectrum contains all the colors that we see in this world. SARAH This is the blue morpho butterfly. Yes, the emoji one.
Video examples
A brief history of...
These numbers, which we call irrational numbers, were perceived as a threat to the Pythagorean's notion of a perfect universe. They imagined a reality that could be described with rational, numerical patterns.
Video examples
Why do we itch? - Emma...
This enables increased blood flow, which helpfully accelerates the body's immune response to this perceived threat. That explains the swelling, and it's the same reason pollen can make your eyes puff up.
Video examples
How to raise a Black son...
and specifically, who in this world is afforded the privilege of being perceived as fully human. Over the course of the past several months, the world has watched as unarmed black men, and women,
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William James
American Philosopher
The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds.
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Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Artist
People talk to people who perceive nothing, who have open eyes and see nothing; they shall talk to them and receive no answer; they shall adore those who have ears and hear nothing; they shall burn lamps for those who do not see.
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Christopher Nolan
British Director
I have been interested in dreams, really since I was a kid. I have always been fascinated by the idea that your mind, when you are asleep, can create a world in a dream and you are perceiving it as though it really existed.
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Ansel Adams
American Photographer
No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit.
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Tony Robbins
American Speaker
To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.
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Charles Dickens
English Novelist
In the little world in which children have their existence, whosoever brings them up, there is nothing so finely perceived and so finely felt, as injustice.
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Isaac Newton
English Mathematician
As a blind man has no idea of colors, so have we no idea of the manner by which the all-wise God perceives and understands all things.
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Alice Walker
American Author
I deeply regret any harm, or any perceived harm, that I may have done to anyone by any behaviour of mine.
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Irvine Welsh
Scottish Novelist
I don't perceive an audience at all when I write a book. It's pure self-indulgence.
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Juan Pablo Di Pace
Argentinian Actor
I think everything's fair in art and how you perceive a character.
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William James
American Philosopher
The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds.
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Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Artist
People talk to people who perceive nothing, who have open eyes and see nothing; they shall talk to them and receive no answer; they shall adore those who have ears and hear nothing; they shall burn lamps for those who do not see.
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Christopher Nolan
British Director
I have been interested in dreams, really since I was a kid. I have always been fascinated by the idea that your mind, when you are asleep, can create a world in a dream and you are perceiving it as though it really existed.
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Ansel Adams
American Photographer
No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit.
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Tony Robbins
American Speaker
To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.
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Charles Dickens
English Novelist
In the little world in which children have their existence, whosoever brings them up, there is nothing so finely perceived and so finely felt, as injustice.
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Isaac Newton
English Mathematician
As a blind man has no idea of colors, so have we no idea of the manner by which the all-wise God perceives and understands all things.
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Alice Walker
American Author
I deeply regret any harm, or any perceived harm, that I may have done to anyone by any behaviour of mine.
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Irvine Welsh
Scottish Novelist
I don't perceive an audience at all when I write a book. It's pure self-indulgence.
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Juan Pablo Di Pace
Argentinian Actor
I think everything's fair in art and how you perceive a character.
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