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perceives

perceives is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

Questions about perceives

What is perceives the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Perceives is the third-person singular simple present indicative of perceive.

Words near perceives in the dictionary

  1. perceivedly
  2. perceivedness
  3. perceiver
  4. perceiverance
  5. perceivers
  6. perceives
  7. perceivest
  8. perceiveth
  9. perceiving
  10. perceivingly
  11. perceivingness

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