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perceave

perceave is the obsolete form of perceive.

Meaning of perceive

Verb

perceive (third-person singular simple present perceives, present participle perceiving, simple past and past participle perceived)

  1. (transitive) To become aware of, through the physical senses, to see; to understand.
    • Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 14:7
  2. To interpret something in a particular way.
    • John was perceived to be a coward by his comrades

Forms of perceave

third-person singular presentperceaves
present participleperceaving
past participleperceaved
pastperceaved

Questions about perceave

What is perceave the obsolete form of?
Perceave is the obsolete form of perceive.

Words near perceave in the dictionary

  1. percarburetted
  2. percarpial
  3. percase
  4. perce
  5. perceant
  6. perceave
  7. perceaved
  8. perceaves
  9. perceaving
  10. percebeiro
  11. perceiue

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