perceive
verb (used with object)
to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses.
is perceiving
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present progressiveof perceive (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“Washington is perceiving China as its first strategic priority,” Breuer said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
“Maybe being a lawyer is a hindrance instead of a help when it comes to seeing how the jury is perceiving the case and connecting with either him or the prosecution,” he said.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2023
But we also have to consider how Russia is perceiving the war and to what extent it would view defeat as an existential threat.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2022
That the reality they are experiencing is different from the one everyone else is perceiving.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2021
But what impresses one most is perceiving that, however barren they seem, they are nevertheless thickly peopled.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 33, December, 1873 by Various
