perceiving
UK/pəˈsiːvɪŋ//pɚˈsivɪŋ/
perceiving is the present participle and gerund of perceive.
Meaning of perceive
Verb
perceive (third-person singular simple present perceives, present participle perceiving, simple past and past participle perceived)
- 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
- To interpret something in a particular way.
- John was perceived to be a coward by his comrades
Noun
perceiving (plural perceivings)
- The act by which something is perceived.
- To such perceivings we give names like these: seeings, hearings, smellings, chillings and burnings, pleasures and pains, desires […]2004, Timothy D. J. Chappell, Reading Plato's Theaetetus, page 73
Forms of perceiving
| plural | perceivings |
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Questions about perceiving
- What does perceiving mean?
- Perceiving means the act by which something is perceived.
- What is perceiving the present participle and gerund of?
- Perceiving is the present participle and gerund of perceive.
- What part of speech is perceiving?
- Perceiving is a noun.
- How do you pronounce perceiving?
- Perceiving is pronounced /pɚˈsivɪŋ/ (US).
- What is the plural of perceiving?
- The plural of perceiving is perceivings.
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