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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The average American, they have perceived, lives far from the coasts and leans more toward the political center.
From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2026
The group grew large, and even though resources were abundant, the chimps may have perceived increased competition for food and mates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 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
In the years as I grew, my mother must have perceived the peculiarity of our situation; but though she may have noted, she did not discover its irregularities to me by word, look, or gesture.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
