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perceiue

perceiue is the obsolete spelling 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 perceiue

third-person singular presentperceiues
present participleperceiuing
past participleperceiued
pastperceiued

Questions about perceiue

What is perceiue the obsolete spelling of?
Perceiue is the obsolete spelling of perceive.

Words near perceiue in the dictionary

  1. perceave
  2. perceaved
  3. perceaves
  4. perceaving
  5. percebeiro
  6. perceiue
  7. perceiv'd
  8. perceivability
  9. perceivable
  10. perceivableness
  11. perceivably

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