perceive

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (transitive) To become aware of, through the physical senses, to see; to understand.
  2. To interpret something in a particular way.

Fréquence

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Prononcé comme (IPA)
/pəˈsiːv/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

From Middle English perceyven, borrowed from Old French percevoir, perceveir, from Latin percipiō, past participle perceptus (“take hold of, obtain, receive, observe”), from per (“by, through”) + capiō (“to take”); see capable. Compare conceive, deceive, receive.

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