perceive

Verb

Verb Forms: perceived, perceiving, perceives

To become aware of something through the senses; to understand.
to become aware of through the senses
- "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"
become conscious of
- "She finally perceived the futility of her protest"
To become aware of, through the physical senses, to see; to understand.
To interpret something in a particular way.

Examples

A good player can PERCEIVE their opponent’s strategy emerging on the Words With Friends board.
John was perceived to be a coward by his comrades

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

comprehend, discern, ken, make out, perceive, percept, sensate, sense

Antonyms

produce sensation

Scrabble Score: 15

perceive: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
perceive: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
perceive: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

perceive: valid Words With Friends Word