perceive

Meaning

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

Hyphenated as

per‧ceive

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pəˈsiːv/

Etymology

From Middle English perceiven, 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.