perceive

verb

Etymology: 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.

1. To become aware of, through the physical senses, to see; to understand.

   “Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.”

   “Morton was in fearful time pressure and at first did not realize he was mated. He snatched up his King and swung it around wildly, finally perceiving that there was no square for the critter,”

2. To interpret something in a particular way.

   “John was perceived to be a coward by his comrades”