perceive
verb (used with object)
to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses.
had perceived
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past perfectof perceive.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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One 1998 study, for example, found that people who had perceived control over a painful experience reported feeling less pain.
From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2025
“If I had perceived a headwind, I might have delayed it.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 3, 2021
He answered directly when asked by a prosecutor if he had seen insurgents, had received incoming fire, had perceived any threats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2021
As the Taba talks wrapped up, a senior Palestinian official told me that for the first time, his side had perceived the outlines of a viable future state.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2016
He couldn’t see it, of course, though later he said he had felt it come forward, had perceived it with the kind of knowledge that had made the people designate Seer as his true name.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
