v. t. To pierce. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being perceived; perceptible. -- Per*ceiv"a*bly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. Power of perceiving. [ Obs. ] “The senses and common perceivance.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Perceived p. pr. & vb. n. Perceiving. ] [ OF. percevoir, perceveir, L. percipere, perceptum; per (see Per-) + capere to take, receive. See Capacious, and cf. Perception. ] 1. To obtain knowledge of through the senses; to receive impressions from by means of the bodily organs; to take cognizance of the existence, character, or identity of, by means of the senses; to see, hear, or feel; as, to perceive a distant ship; to perceive a discord. Reid. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To take intellectual cognizance of; to apprehend by the mind; to be convinced of by direct intuition; to note; to remark; to discern; to see; to understand. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jesus perceived their wickedness. Matt. xxii. 18. [ 1913 Webster ]

You may, fair lady,
Perceive I speak sincerely. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Till we ourselves see it with our own eyes, and perceive it by our own understandings, we are still in the dark. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To be affected of influented by. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The upper regions of the air perceive the collection of the matter of tempests before the air here below. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To discern; distinguish; observe; see; feel; know; understand. -- To Perceive, Discern. To perceive a thing is to apprehend it as presented to the senses or the intellect; to discern is to mark differences, or to see a thing as distinguished from others around it. We may perceive two persons afar off without being able to discern whether they are men or women. Hence, discern is often used of an act of the senses or the mind involving close, discriminating, analytical attention. We perceive that which is clear or obvious; we discern that which requires much attention to get an idea of it. “We perceive light, darkness, colors, or the truth or falsehood of anything. We discern characters, motives, the tendency and consequences of actions, etc.” Crabb. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>adj. 1. Detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues; as, a perceived threat.
Syn. -- felt, sensed. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. Detected by means of the senses; as, a perceived difference in temperature. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who perceives (in any of the senses of the verb). Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Parsley. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A proportion multiplied by 100; as, he receives a percent of the proceeds; 3 is 75 percent of 4. Often symbolized by the character “%”; as, at 6% interest.
Syn. -- percentage, per cent, pct. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Per cent + -age, as in average. See Per, and Cent. ] (Com.) A certain rate per cent; the allowance, duty, rate of interest, discount, or commission, on a hundred. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From L. percipere, perceptum. ] 1. That object or phenomenon which is perceived. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The mental result of perceiving; the sensation of something perceived; that part of the mental state resulting from an act of perception. [ PJC ]

The modern discussion between percept and concept, the one sensuous, the other intellectual. Max Müller. [ 1913 Webster ]