All 41 Uses of
perceive
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- At that age I became acquainted with the celebrated poets of our own country; but it was only when it had ceased to be in my power to derive its most important benefits from such a conviction that I perceived the necessity of becoming acquainted with more languages than that of my native country.
p. 20.0perceived = become aware of
- We perceived a low carriage, fixed on a sledge and drawn by dogs, pass on towards the north, at the distance of half a mile; a being which had the shape of a man, but apparently of gigantic stature, sat in the sledge and guided the dogs.
p. 25.6perceived = saw
- On perceiving me, the stranger addressed me in English, although with a foreign accent.
p. 26.5perceiving = seeing (becoming aware of)
- At first I perceived that he tried to suppress his emotion; he placed his hands before his eyes, and my voice quivered and failed me as I beheld tears trickle fast from between his fingers; a groan burst from his heaving breast.
p. 29.5perceived = saw (became aware)
- August 19, 17— Yesterday the stranger said to me, "You may easily perceive, Captain Walton, that I have suffered great and unparalleled misfortunes."
p. 30.9perceive = see
- "I understand your feeling," continued he, perceiving that I wished to interrupt him; "but you are mistaken, my friend, if thus you will allow me to name you; nothing can alter my destiny; listen to my history, and you will perceive how irrevocably it is determined."
p. 31.7perceiving = seeing (becoming aware)
- "I understand your feeling," continued he, perceiving that I wished to interrupt him; "but you are mistaken, my friend, if thus you will allow me to name you; nothing can alter my destiny; listen to my history, and you will perceive how irrevocably it is determined."
p. 31.8perceive = see
- The peasant woman, perceiving that my mother fixed eyes of wonder and admiration on this lovely girl, eagerly communicated her history.
p. 36.5perceiving = seeing (becoming aware)
- I see by your eagerness and the wonder and hope which your eyes express, my friend, that you expect to be informed of the secret with which I am acquainted; that cannot be; listen patiently until the end of my story, and you will easily perceive why I am reserved upon that subject.
p. 54.1perceive = see
- Sometimes I grew alarmed at the wreck I perceived that I had become; the energy of my purpose alone sustained me: my labours would soon end, and I believed that exercise and amusement would then drive away incipient disease; and I promised myself both of these when my creation should be complete.
p. 57.8perceived = saw (became aware)
- As it drew nearer I observed that it was the Swiss diligence; it stopped just where I was standing, and on the door being opened, I perceived Henry Clerval, who, on seeing me, instantly sprung out.
p. 60.9perceived = saw (became aware of)
- I remember the first time I became capable of observing outward objects with any kind of pleasure, I perceived that the fallen leaves had disappeared and that the young buds were shooting forth from the trees that shaded my window.
p. 63.4perceived = saw
- He had also changed my apartment; for he perceived that I had acquired a dislike for the room which had previously been my laboratory.
p. 69.1perceived = saw (became aware)
- He soon perceived that I disliked the subject; but not guessing the real cause, he attributed my feelings to modesty, and changed the subject from my improvement, to the science itself, with a desire, as I evidently saw, of drawing me out.
p. 69.2
- "My dear Frankenstein," exclaimed Henry, when he perceived me weep with bitterness, "are you always to be unhappy?"
p. 75.3perceived = saw
- As I said these words, I perceived in the gloom a figure which stole from behind a clump of trees near me; I stood fixed, gazing intently: I could not be mistaken.
p. 77.8perceived = saw (became aware of)
- She had been out the whole of the night on which the murder had been committed and towards morning had been perceived by a market-woman not far from the spot where the body of the murdered child had been afterwards found.
p. 84.3perceived = seen
- I could not sustain the horror of my situation, and when I perceived that the popular voice and the countenances of the judges had already condemned my unhappy victim, I rushed out of the court in agony.
p. 86.9perceived = saw (became aware)
- Some turn in the road, some new object suddenly perceived and recognized, reminded me of days gone by, and were associated with the lighthearted gaiety of boyhood.
p. 98.4perceived = seen
- In a thousand spots the traces of the winter avalanche may be perceived, where trees lie broken and strewed on the ground, some entirely destroyed, others bent, leaning upon the jutting rocks of the mountain or transversely upon other trees.
p. 100.5
- I perceived, as the shape came nearer (sight tremendous and abhorred!) that it was the wretch whom I had created.
p. 101.9perceived = saw (became aware)
- I began also to observe, with greater accuracy, the forms that surrounded me and to perceive the boundaries of the radiant roof of light which canopied me.
p. 106.6perceive = see (become aware of)
- My eyes became accustomed to the light and to perceive objects in their right forms; I distinguished the insect from the herb, and by degrees, one herb from another.
p. 106.9perceive = see
- It was about seven in the morning, and I longed to obtain food and shelter; at length I perceived a small hut, on a rising ground, which had doubtless been built for the convenience of some shepherd.
p. 108.2perceived = saw (became aware of)
- He turned on hearing a noise, and perceiving me, shrieked loudly, and quitting the hut, ran across the fields with a speed of which his debilitated form hardly appeared capable.
p. 108.4perceiving = seeing (becoming aware of)
- One part was open, and by that I had crept in; but now I covered every crevice by which I might be perceived with stones and wood, yet in such a manner that I might move them on occasion to pass out; all the light I enjoyed came through the sty, and that was sufficient for me.
p. 109.5perceived = seen
- He played a sweet mournful air which I perceived drew tears from the eyes of his amiable companion, of which the old man took no notice, until she sobbed audibly; he then pronounced a few sounds, and the fair creature, leaving her work, knelt at his feet.
p. 110.9perceived = saw
- The old man, whom I soon perceived to be blind, employed his leisure hours on his instrument or in contemplation.
p. 113.5
- I perceived that the words they spoke sometimes produced pleasure or pain, smiles or sadness, in the minds and countenances of the hearers.
p. 115.0 *perceived = saw (became aware)
- The old man, I could perceive, often endeavoured to encourage his children, as sometimes I found that he called them, to cast off their melancholy.
p. 115.8perceive = see
- Agatha listened with respect, her eyes sometimes filled with tears, which she endeavoured to wipe away unperceived; but I generally found that her countenance and tone were more cheerful after having listened to the exhortations of her father.
p. 115.9unperceived = unseenstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unperceived means not and reverses the meaning of perceived. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- I improved, however, sensibly in this science, but not sufficiently to follow up any kind of conversation, although I applied my whole mind to the endeavour, for I easily perceived that, although I eagerly longed to discover myself to the cottagers, I ought not to make the attempt until I had first become master of their language, which knowledge might enable me to make them overlook the deformity of my figure, for with this also the contrast perpetually presented to my eyes had made…
p. 116.7perceived = saw (became aware)
- I soon perceived that although the stranger uttered articulate sounds and appeared to have a language of her own, she was neither understood by nor herself understood the cottagers.
p. 120.4
- The Turk quickly perceived the impression that his daughter had made on the heart of Felix and endeavoured to secure him more entirely in his interests by the promise of her hand in marriage so soon as he should be conveyed to a place of safety.
p. 126.3perceived = saw (became aware of)
- I saw him on the point of repeating his blow, when, overcome by pain and anguish, I quitted the cottage, and in the general tumult escaped unperceived to my hovel.
p. 137.9unperceived = unseenstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unperceived means not and reverses the meaning of perceived. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- It had a wild and rocky appearance, but as I approached nearer I easily perceived the traces of cultivation.
p. 177.3perceived = saw (became aware of)
- As I turned the promontory I perceived a small neat town and a good harbour, which I entered, my heart bounding with joy at my unexpected escape.
p. 177.5
- I was exceedingly surprised on receiving so rude an answer from a stranger, and I was also disconcerted on perceiving the frowning and angry countenances of his companions.
p. 177.9perceiving = seeing (becoming aware of)
- While this strange dialogue continued, I perceived the crowd rapidly increase.
p. 178.2perceived = saw
- My father, who was watching over me, perceiving my restlessness, awoke me; the dashing waves were around, the cloudy sky above, the fiend was not here: a sense of security, a feeling that a truce was established between the present hour and the irresistible, disastrous future imparted to me a kind of calm forgetfulness, of which the human mind is by its structure peculiarly susceptible.
p. 188.7perceiving = seeing (becoming aware of)
- But I perceive your thoughts; you do not credit my narrative and do not intend to pursue my enemy with the punishment which is his desert.
p. 203.7perceive = see (am aware of)
Definitions:
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(1)
(perceive as in: perceive the system as unfair) to view in a certain way so as to form a belief or opinion
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(2)
(perceive as in: though blind, can perceive light) to become aware of -- especially by using the senses (to see, hear, smell, feel, or taste)