Dictionary Entry
perceived
Part of SpeechverbPronunciation/pəˈsiːvd/Word FrequencyCommon (5.21)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)To become aware of, through the physical senses or by thinking; to see; to understand.
In a Sentence
“The article includes perceived to support a careful argument.”
Published Usage Examples
“In other words, physiologists here fully recognize that colour, or any other thing perceived, only exists _as perceived_ in virtue of a subjective element blending with an objective; the thing _as perceived_ is recognized as having no existence apart from its relation to a percipient mind.”
“If a thing were never perceived, or inferred from perception, we should indeed never know that it existed; but once perceived or inferred it may be more conducive to comprehension and practical competence to regard it as existing independently of our perception; and our ability to make this supposition is registered in”
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Origin
From Latin percipere ‘to seize, understand’, via Old French percevoir.
Common Phrases
Poetry examples for “perceived”
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