perceived
(adjective) detected by means of the senses; āa perceived difference in temperatureā
sensed, perceived
(adjective) detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues; āthe felt presence of an intruderā; āa sensed presence in the room raised goosebumps on her armsā; āa perceived threatā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
perceived (not comparable)
Generally recognized to be true.
As seen or understood by an individual.
• user-perceived
perceived
simple past tense and past participle of perceive
The alert officer perceived a dim shape in the distance.
Source: Wiktionary
Per*ceive", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perceived; p. pr. & vb. n. Perceiving.] Etym: [OF. percevoir, perceveir, L. percipere, perceptum; per (see Per-) + capere to take, receive. See Capacious, and cf. Perception.]
1. 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. Reid.
2. 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. Jesus perceived their wickedness. Matt. xxii. 18. You may, fair lady, Perceive I speak sincerely. Shak. Till we ourselves see it with our own eyes, and perceive it by our own understandings, we are still in the dark. Locke.
3. To be affected of influented by. [R.] The upper regions of the air perceive the collection of the matter of tempests before the air here below. Bacon.
Syn.
– To discern; distinguish; observe; see; feel; know; understand.
– To Perceive, Discern. To perceive a thing is to apprehend it as presented to the senses or the intellect; to discern is to mark differences, or to see a thing as distinguished from others around it. We may perceive two persons afar off without being able to discern whether they are men or women. Hence, discern is often used of an act of the senses or the mind involving close, discriminating, analytical attention. We perceive that which is clear or obvious; we discern that which requires much attention to get an idea of it. "We perceive light, darkness, colors, or the truth or falsehood of anything. We discern characters, motives, the tendency and consequences of actions, etc." Crabb.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĆa Municipal de ChinchinĆ” (Colombia) at Parque de BolĆvar, ChinchinĆ”, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
