All 5 Uses of
perceive
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- I perceive that all is as it should be.†
Chpt 2 *
- To take the first example to hand, I very clearly perceive that in your bedroom the window is upon the right-hand side, and yet I question whether Mr. Lestrade would have noted even so self-evident a thing as that.†
Chpt 4
- I perceive also that whoever addressed the envelope had to go and inquire as to the address.†
Chpt 6
- No, sir, I think that, with your permission, I will confine my attentions to the excellent bird which I perceive upon the sideboard.†
Chpt 7
- At the second glance, however, I perceived that there was a man standing in the Southampton Road, a small bearded man in a grey suit, who seemed to be looking in my direction.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(perceive as in: perceive the system as unfair) to view in a certain way so as to form a belief or opinion