perceive – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of perceive

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to perceive
Participle: perceived
Gerund: perceiving

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iperceive
youperceive
he;she;itperceives
weperceive
youperceive
theyperceive

Perfect

Ihave perceived
youhave perceived
he;she;ithas perceived
wehave perceived
youhave perceived
theyhave perceived

Past

Iperceived
youperceived
he;she;itperceived
weperceived
youperceived
theyperceived

Pluperfect

Ihad perceived
youhad perceived
he;she;ithad perceived
wehad perceived
youhad perceived
theyhad perceived

Future

Iwill perceive
youwill perceive
he;she;itwill perceive
wewill perceive
youwill perceive
theywill perceive

Future Perfect

Iwill have perceived
youwill have perceived
he;she;itwill have perceived
wewill have perceived
youwill have perceived
theywill have perceived

Subjunctive

Present

Iperceive
youperceive
he;she;itperceive
weperceive
youperceive
theyperceive

Perfect

Ihave perceived
youhave perceived
he;she;ithave perceived
wehave perceived
youhave perceived
theyhave perceived

Imperfect

Iperceived
youperceived
he;she;itperceived
weperceived
youperceived
theyperceived

Pluperfect

Ihad perceived
youhad perceived
he;she;ithad perceived
wehad perceived
youhad perceived
theyhad perceived

Conditional

Present

Iwould perceive
youwould perceive
he;she;itwould perceive
wewould perceive
youwould perceive
theywould perceive

Perfect

Iwould have perceived
youwould have perceived
he;she;itwould have perceived
wewould have perceived
youwould have perceived
theywould have perceived

Imperative

youperceive
weLet's perceive
youperceive

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam perceiving
youare perceiving
he;she;itis perceiving
weare perceiving
youare perceiving
theyare perceiving

Perfect

Ihave been perceiving
youhave been perceiving
he;she;ithas been perceiving
wehave been perceiving
youhave been perceiving
theyhave been perceiving

Past

Iwas perceiving
youwere perceiving
he;she;itwas perceiving
wewere perceiving
youwere perceiving
theywere perceiving

Pluperfect

Ihad been perceiving
youhad been perceiving
he;she;ithad been perceiving
wehad been perceiving
youhad been perceiving
theyhad been perceiving

Future

Iwill be perceiving
youwill be perceiving
he;she;itwill be perceiving
wewill be perceiving
youwill be perceiving
theywill be perceiving

Future Perfect

Iwill have been perceiving
youwill have been perceiving
he;she;itwill have been perceiving
wewill have been perceiving
youwill have been perceiving
theywill have been perceiving

Conditional

Present

Iwould be perceiving
youwould be perceiving
he;she;itwould be perceiving
wewould be perceiving
youwould be perceiving
theywould be perceiving

Perfect

Iwould have been perceiving
youwould have been perceiving
he;she;itwould have been perceiving
wewould have been perceiving
youwould have been perceiving
theywould have been perceiving

Other

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

detect with the senses
discern
to use biological senses
discern, make out, sense
see
descry, discern, discover, distinguish, espy, note, notice, observe
understand
appreciate, comprehend, apprehend, sense, discern, grasp, see

Antonyms

to excite, render, or emit a sensation|link=
produce sensation
understand
misunderstand, mistake, misapprehend, misinterpret

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. c.1300, via Anglo-Fr. parceif, O.N.Fr. *perceivre, O.Fr. perçoivre, from L. percipere "obtain, gather," also, metaphorically, "to grasp with the mind," lit. "to take entirely," from per "thoroughly" + capere "to grasp, take" (see capable). Replaced O.E. ongietan. Both the L. senses were in O.Fr., though the primary sense of Mod.Fr. percevoir is literal, "to receive, collect" (rents, taxes, etc.), while Eng. uses the word almost always in the metaphorical sense.
2. From Middle English perceyven, borrowed from Old French percevoir, perceveir, from Latin percipiō, past participle perceptus (“take hold of, obtain, receive, observe”), from per (“by, through”) + capiō (“to take”); see capable. Compare conceive, deceive, receive. See: Middle English 'perceyven', Old French 'percevoir', Latin 'percipiō'.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] cousin, is kept in a perpetual fever. At length it becomes plain that the old lady or gentleman has not long to live; and the plainer this becomes, the more clearly the old lady or gentleman perceives that everybody is in a conspiracy against their poor old dying relative; wherefore the old lady or gentleman makes another last will—positively the last this time—conceals the same in a china [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] dog a variety of tricks. The poor child had sat in mute amazement, and patiently imitated everything her teacher did; but now the truth began to flash upon her: her intellect began to work: she perceived that here was a way by which she could herself make up a sign of anything that was in her own mind, and show it to another mind; and at once her countenance lighted up with a human expression: it [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • ‘Laura accompanied her mother to the door, clinging close to her all the way, until they arrived at the threshold, where she paused, and felt around, to ascertain who was near her. Perceiving the matron, of whom she is very fond, she grasped her with one hand, holding on convulsively to her mother with the other; and thus she stood for a moment: then she dropped her mother 's hand; put [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ She did, hey ? ” said Mr. Shelby, returning to his paper, which he seemed for a few moments quite intent upon, not perceiving that he was holding it bottom upwards. ~~~ “ It will have to come out, ” said he, mentally; “ as well now as ever. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] quite ready to begin again his process of imitation. He soon learned to make the letters for key, pen, pin; and by having the object repeatedly placed in his hand, he at last perceived the relation I wished to establish between them. This was evident, because, when I made the letters pin, or pen, or cup, he would select the article. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • ‘The perception of this relation was not accompanied by that radiant flash of intelligence, and that glow of joy, which marked the delightful moment when Laura first perceived it. I then placed all the articles on the table, and going away a little distance with the children, placed Oliver 's fingers in the positions to spell key, on which Laura went and brought [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] She is kind enough to receive my visits, and to permit my wife and family to reside here; for which it is hardly necessary to say, we are much indebted to her. She is exceedingly courteous, you perceive, ’ on this hint she bowed condescendingly, ‘and will permit me to have the pleasure of introducing you: a gentleman from England, Ma’am: newly arrived from England, after a very tempestuous passage: [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Haley, accustomed to strike the balance of probabilities between lies of greater or lesser magnitude, thought that it lay in favor of the dirt road aforesaid. The mention of the thing he thought he perceived was involuntary on Sam's part at first, and his confused attempts to dissuade him he set down to a desperate lying on second thoughts, as being unwilling to implicate Liza. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] and rational owners of human cattle, who have come into the possession of them as so many coins in their trading capital, but who admit the frightful nature of the Institution in the abstract, and perceive the dangers to society with which it is fraught: dangers which however distant they may be, or howsoever tardy in their coming on, are as certain to fall upon its guilty head, as is the Day of [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] sullen persistence in coarse usages, and rejected the graces of life as undeserving of attention. There is no doubt that Washington, who was always most scrupulous and exact on points of ceremony, perceived the tendency towards this mistake, even in his time, and did his utmost to correct it. (American Notes for General Circulation)