Definition of perceive
- v. t. - To obtain knowledge of through the senses; to receive
impressions from by means of the bodily organs; to take cognizance of
the existence, character, or identity of, by means of the senses; to
see, hear, or feel; as, to perceive a distant ship; to perceive a
discord.
- v. t. - To take intellectual cognizance of; to apprehend by
the mind; to be convinced of by direct intuition; to note; to remark;
to discern; to see; to understand.
- v. t. - To be affected of influented by.