- (v.t.) 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.
- (v.t.) 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.
- (v.t.) To be affected of influented by.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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