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# perceived

«perceived» in Mova's school dictionary: **Noticed or became aware of something, by seeing, hearing…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb, past of perceive (perceive, perceives, perceived, perceiving); adjective (a perceived threat)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Noticed or became aware of something, by seeing, hearing or understanding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perceived/#m1)

2) (formal) Understood or thought of someone or something in a certain way: «He was perceived as shy.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perceived/#m2)

3) (adjective) Believed to be so, though perhaps not really: a perceived danger. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perceived/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

A formal word in exams and science: «what is perceived» is what our senses notice. In stories it tells how others saw a character. In everyday life «perceived» hints the thing may not be real. Phrases: perceived as, widely perceived.

### examples

- She perceived a faint smell of smoke. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perceived/#x1)
- He was perceived as the cleverest boy in class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perceived/#x2)
- The owl perceived the mouse in the dark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perceived/#x3)
- The perceived danger was bigger than the real one. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perceived/#x4)
- How the colour is perceived depends on the light. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perceived/#x5)
- Subsequently, the scientist perceived a pattern in the results. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perceived/#x6)
- After a while he perceived both giants. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perceived/#x7)

### note

Spelling trap: «i before e except after c» — perceived. Noun: perception. Formal; in speech say «noticed» or «seen as».

### In the corpora

- [Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.384/)
- [And I also perceived that one event happeneth to them all.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/ECC.32/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «perceived» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perceived/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.