perceive
/pəˈsiːv/
US pronunciation
American sound/pəˈsiːv/
pəˈsiːv
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- 2nd syllable stress
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- Final e often stays silent
pə - ˈsiːv -> perceive
Myanmar meaning
(v) လေ့လာမိသည်။ perceives, perceived, perceiving
Full entry
။ (fml ) သတိမူမိသည်။ လေ့လာမိသည်။ မြင်သည်။ I perceived a change in his behaviour. ❍ She perceived that he was unhappy. ❍ We had already perceived how the temperature fluctuated. ❍ The patient was perceived to have difficulty in breathing. ❍ I perceived someone standing behind me.
။ ~ sth (as sth) သဘောပေါက်မိသည်။ တွေးဆမိသည်။ သိရှိထားသည်။ education that meets the perceived needs of children ❍ That is not the way I perceive the situation. ❍ I perceived his comment as a challenge. See also PERCEPTIBLE, PERCEPTIO
More examples
- School heads perceive their roles in different ways.
- [perceive someone/something as something] : Computers were often perceived as a threat.
- [perceive someone/something to be something] : Politicians who are generally perceived to be corrupt
- [a perceived advantage/need/threat] : The most important problem is the perceived threat to public health.
- He quickly perceived the truth.
- [perceive that] : The doctor had perceived that something was troubling her.
Synonyms
distinguish, recognize, see, make out, pick out, identify, apperceive, appreciate, apprehend, be aware of, become aware of, behold, comprehend, conclude, copy, deduce, descry, discern, discover, divine, espy, feature, feel, flash, gather, get, get the message, get the picture, grasp, know, learn, look, mark, mind, note, notice, observe, pin, read, realize, regard, remark, seize, sense, spot, spy, take, take in, track, understand
Antonyms
avoid, disbelieve, disregard, dodge, give, ignore, lose, misinterpret, miss, misunderstand, neglect, offer, overlook
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