perceive
verb (used with object)
to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses.
have perceived
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present perfectof perceive.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“But certainly, they may have perceived there was a more permissive international environment” with a more distracted Washington, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
The average American, they have perceived, lives far from the coasts and leans more toward the political center.
From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2026
"And they're right. For quite a long period, we carried out military actions that North Korea would have perceived as threatening," Lee said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026
The stock is up only 1.4% this year, as investors have perceived the company as an AI laggard because of slower-than-expected growth in Amazon Web Services.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 16, 2025
From the first days of contact, Europeans have perceived the Indians of the tropics as living in timeless stasis.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
