| Main Entry: | perceive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | notice, see |
Synonyms: |
apperceive, apprehend, be aware of, behold, descry, discern, discover, distinguish, divine, espy, feel, grasp, identify, look, make out, mark, mind, note, observe, realize, recognize, regard, remark, seize, sense, spot, spy, take |
Antonyms: |
miss, neglect, overlook |
| Main Entry: | perceive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | understand |
Synonyms: |
appreciate, apprehend, comprehend, conclude, copy, deduce, distinguish, feature, feel, flash*, gather, get, get the message, get the picture, grasp, know, learn, pin, read, realize, recognize, see, sense, track |
Antonyms: |
misinterpret, misunderstand |
| Main Entry: | perceived |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | seen |
Synonyms: |
anticipated, felt, grasped, heard, heeded, noted, noticed, observed, picked up, reacted to, recognized, sensed, touched, understood, witnessed |
| Main Entry: | appreciate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | recognize worth |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, apprehend, be aware of, be cognizant of, be conscious of, catch the drift, comprehend, dig, fathom, grasp, know, perceive, read, realize, recognize, savvy, see daylight, sympathize with, take account of, understand |
| Notes: | the use of 'appreciate' should involve valuing something or understanding it sympathetically, and when there is no value or sympathy, use 'recognize' or 'understand'; appreciate first meant 'set at a price; appraised' |
| Main Entry: | apprehend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | understand |
Synonyms: |
absorb, accept, appreciate, believe, catch, comprehend, conceive, digest, fathom, get, get the picture, grasp, have, imagine, know, perceive, read, realize, recognize, sense, think |
Antonyms: |
misunderstand |
| Main Entry: | behold |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | regard; look at |
Synonyms: |
catch, consider, contemplate, descry, discern, distinguish, earmark, eye, eyeball, feast one's eyes, flash*, lay eyes on, note, notice, observe, perceive, regard, scan, see, spot, spy, survey, view, watch, witness |
| Main Entry: | catch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hear and understand |
Synonyms: |
accept, apprehend, comprehend, discern, feel, follow, get, grasp, perceive, recognize, see, sense, take in, understand |
| Main Entry: | comprehend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | understand |
Synonyms: |
appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, capiche, catch, click, cognize, conceive, dig*, discern, envisage, envision, fathom, get the picture, get*, gotcha, grasp, have, know, make out, perceive, read, savvy*, see, take in, tumble* |
Antonyms: |
misinterpret, mistake, misunderstand |
| Main Entry: | conceive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | understand |
Synonyms: |
accept, appreciate, apprehend, assume, believe, catch, compass, comprehend, deem, dig, envisage, expect, fancy, feel, follow, gather, get, grasp, imagine, judge, perceive, realize, reckon, suppose, suspect, take, twig |
Antonyms: |
misunderstand, not believe |
| Main Entry: | discern |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch sight of; recognize and understand |
Synonyms: |
anticipate, apprehend, ascertain, behold, descry, detect, determine, difference, differentiate, discover, discrepate, discriminate, distinguish, divine, espy, extricate, figure out, find out, focus, foresee, get a load of, get the picture, get wise to, judge, know, make distinction, make out, note, notice, observe, perceive, pick out, read, remark, rubberneck, secern, see the light, see through, separate, severalize, spot, take in, view |
Antonyms: |
disregard, neglect, overlook |