All 10 Uses of
perceive
in
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
- I perceive you delight not in music.
Scene 4.2 *perceive = see
- Well, I perceive I must be fain to bear with you.†
Scene 1.1
- Why, couldst thou perceive so much from her?†
Scene 1.1
- Sir, I could perceive nothing at all from her; no, not so much as a ducat for delivering your letter; and being so hard to me that brought your mind, I fear she'll prove as hard to you in telling your mind.†
Scene 1.1
- I like thy counsel; well hast thou advis'd; And that thou mayst perceive how well I like it, The execution of it shall make known: Even with the speediest expedition I will dispatch him to the emperor's court.†
Scene 1.3
- Are all these things perceived in me?†
Scene 2.1
- They are all perceived without ye.†
Scene 2.1
- Why, do you not perceive the jest?†
Scene 2.1
- But did you perceive her earnest?†
Scene 2.1
- And, that thou mayst perceive my fear of this, Knowing that tender youth is soon suggested, I nightly lodge her in an upper tower, The key whereof myself have ever kept; And thence she cannot be convey'd away.†
Scene 3.1
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)