perceive someone or something as something
- perceive someone or something as something
perceive someone or something as something
to think of someone or something as something or as displaying certain characteristics. •
I perceive Randy as sort of hotheaded.
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We all perceive this problem as solvable.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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perceive — [[t]pə(r)si͟ːv[/t]] perceives, perceiving, perceived 1) VERB If you perceive something, you see, notice, or realize it, especially when it is not obvious. [V n] A key task is to get pupils to perceive for themselves the relationship between… … English dictionary
perceive */*/ — UK [pə(r)ˈsiːv] / US [pərˈsɪv] verb [transitive] Word forms perceive : present tense I/you/we/they perceive he/she/it perceives present participle perceiving past tense perceived past participle perceived 1) [often passive] to understand or think … English dictionary
perceive — per|ceive [ pər siv ] verb transitive ** 1. ) often passive to understand or think about something in a particular way: School heads perceive their roles in different ways. perceive someone/something as something: Computers were often perceived… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
perceive — 01. Unfortunately, many second language students seem to [perceive] language learning as something that can be achieved in a few months, whereas in reality, it is a life long process. 02. Children do not always [perceive] the relationship between … Grammatical examples in English
perceive — verb (transitive not in progressive) 1 to understand or think of something in a particular way: perceive that: People now perceive that green issues are important to our future. | perceive sth as sth: Holly began to perceive her father as a loser … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
perceive — per|ceive W3 [pəˈsi:v US pər ] v [T not in progressive] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: perceivre, from Latin percipere] 1.) written to understand or think of something or someone in a particular way →↑perception perceive sth/sb as sth ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pick someone/something out — Syn: see, make out, distinguish, discern, spot, perceive, detect, notice, recognize, identify, catch sight of, glimpse … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
underestimate — 1. verb /ʌndɚˈɛs.tɨ.meɪt,ʌndɚˈɛs.tɨ.mɨt,ʌndɚˈɛs.tɨ.mət/ To perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth etc. than what it actually has. Syn: misunderestimate, misjudge … Wiktionary
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see — [[t]si͟ː[/t]] ♦ sees, seeing, saw, seen 1) VERB: no cont When you see something, you notice it using your eyes. [V n] You can t see colours at night... [V n ing] I saw a man making his way towards me … English dictionary