🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

percepire

Pronunciation / Transliteration: perʧeˈpire

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Perceive/pərˈsiːv/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Lei percepisce un cambiamento nel suo atteggiamento dopo l'incontro."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To become aware of something through the senses; to recognize or understand.

    "She perceived a change in his attitude after the meeting."
  2. 2

    To interpret or look upon someone or something in a particular way.

    "He perceived her smile as a sign of approval."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'perceive' originates from the Middle English 'perceven', derived from the Old French 'percevoir', which in turn comes from the Latin 'percipere', meaning 'to seize or take in'. The evolution of its meaning has shifted from a physical act of seizing to a cognitive act of understanding or becoming aware of something.

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