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perceive

verb

Reveal meaning and examples

To become aware of something through the senses or to understand it in a particular way.

Two readers may perceive the same remark differently because they interpret its tone in different ways.

Dictionary practice example.

Another reader began to perceive the final pause as uncertainty rather than defiance after noticing the actor's repeated glances toward an unopened letter.

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