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perceive

/pəˈsiv/pur-SEEV
/pɚˈsiv/pur-SEEV

Meaningto take hold of thoroughly

Common meaning: to notice

Journey through time

  1. Latinperciperesource
  2. Old Frenchperceversource
  3. Middle Englishperceyuensource
  4. Englishperceive‘to notice’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin percipere ‘to take hold of thoroughly’.

Roots

  • percipere Latin “to take hold of thoroughly”

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