perceiving

Meanings

• verb (intransitive)

  The ability to receive and interpret information through one's senses.

  - "She has excellent perceiving abilities."
  - "The detective's perceiving skills helped him solve the case."

• verb (transitive)

  To become aware of or notice something.

  - "I perceive a strange smell."
  - "He perceives no danger in the situation."

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Pronunciation

1. /pɚˈsivɪŋ/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2651284"

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Synonyms

ken

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with perceiving
deceiving , receiving , ceiving , believing

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Variants

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perceivable , perceivably , perceive , perceived , perceiver , perceivers , perceives , perceiving

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Etymology

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From the Latin 'percipere' meaning 'to seize, take hold of, comprehend'.

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Trivia

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1. The human brain can process approximately 11 million bits of information every second.

2. Perception is not always an accurate representation of reality.

3. The five main senses are sight, touch, taste, smell, and hearing.

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Related Concepts

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1. Perception: The process of interpreting and organizing sensory information in order to understand and navigate the environment.

2. Sensory perception: The process by which the senses receive and interpret stimuli from the environment.

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Quotes

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1. We "perceive" by means of the kaleidoscopic mirror of this life. This means that our ability to perceive is at once tyrannized by our expectations, and at war with them.

   - James Baldwin,{it}The Evidence of Things Not Seen{/it},1985

2. … and when they "perceived" her to be little struck with the duet they were so good as to play, they could do no more than make her a generous present of some of their least valued toys, and leave her to herself, while they adjourned to whatever might be the favourite holiday sport of the moment, making artificial flowers or wasting gold paper.

   - Jane Austen,{it}Mansfield Park{/it},1814

3. Standing in the hallway just out of sight during this interview was Sarah. She held her baby on her hip and she listened. She "perceived" as no one in the family could the enormity of the misfortune.

   - E. L. Doctorow,{it}Ragtime{/it},1974

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Culture

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In literature, perceiving is often used to describe a character's ability to understand and interpret the world around them. In art, it can refer to the way an artist captures and represents reality.

How to Memorize "perceiving"

1. visualize
   

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2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'perceiving' with the ability to understand and interpret the world around you.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'People Eat And Receive Information' to remember the definition of perceiving.

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