- present tense form of perceive (3rd person singular).
perceives
Example Sentences
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But, crucially, you hear in his answer a sense of why he perceives that - that is what it feels like.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
This next generation perceives the world and decides what to do next.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Tinnitus, often described as ringing in the ears, occurs when someone perceives a sound inside the ear or head even though no external source is producing it.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
Now, though, he perceives bitcoin is “potentially on the verge of breaking out of this range to the upside and breaking the bear trend.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026
And at night, waking out of a dream, overwhelmed and bewitched by the crowding apparitions, a man perceives with alarm how slight is the support, how thin the boundary that divides him from the darkness.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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