Perceive

·vt To be affected of influented by.

II. Perceive ·vt To take intellectual cognizance of; to apprehend by the mind; to be convinced of by direct intuition; to Note; to Remark; to Discern; to See; to Understand.

III. Perceive ·vt To obtain knowledge of through the senses; to receive impressions from by means of the bodily organs; to take cognizance of the existence, character, or identity of, by means of the senses; to see, hear, or feel; as, to perceive a distant ship; to perceive a discord.