Perceive, Perception, Perceptible, Perceptive
perceive (verb) - see or notice something that is difficult to notice (not obvious)
perception (noun) - something perceived
perceptible (adjective) - can be perceived
imperceptible (adjective) - not perceptible
perceptibly (adverb) - done in a way that can be perceived
perceptive (adjective) - able to perceive
perceived that
perceived as
x as perceived by y
the public perception
a widely-held perception
a wide-spread perception
the general perception
public perceptions of
a growing perception
Extra-Sensory Perception (ESP)
perceive the risks of
highly perceptive analysis
visual perception
clearly perceptible
barely perceptible
failure to perceive
imperceptible changes
a perceptible difference
a small but perceptible change
perceive problems with
perceive for themselves
Example sentences:
* In response to perceived stagnation in the economy, interest rates were cutr once again.
* We need to gain a clearer perception of how shareholders feel about the proposed plans.
* Public perceptions of the scandal may well determine the outcome of the upcoming election.
* A failure to perceive the connection between climate irregularities worldwide may well spell the end of mankind due to global warming.
* The widely-held perception that he abandoned his wife and children has not won him many sympathisers.
* There is a clear relation between the level of corruption, as perceived by business people, and the level of investment in the economy.
* You should try to find out what perception the members already have of you before joining that group.
* "Westerners will always be perceived as outsiders in Asia, not matter how long they remain there," he observed.
* The wide-spread perception that he is corrupt is going to be difficult to overcome in some quarters.
* There's a growing perception that the worst is behind us, that it's clear sailign from here on out.
* Precisely what other problems do you perceive with the proposal?
* The visual perception of most dogs is highly acute.
* He perceived that she had spoken to Beaufort about business at the dinner table purely out of habit since they had never talked about anything else.
* She used his powers of Extra-Sensory Perception (ESP) to bend spoons with her mind.
* Crucial to being a successful entrepreneur is the ability to perceive the risks of potential ventures.
* He always provides a highly perceptive analysis of all relevant problems in his writing.
* Please avoid the company of anyone you perceive as a threat.
* There has been a small but perceptible upwards trend in unemployment figures during the last year.
* There is a clearly perceptible difference in the problem-solving approach of the two managers.
* The trick to a good advertisement is to make the effect on viewer barely perceptible.
* Elections are widely perceived as contributing the business cycle.
* Students will need to perceive for themselves the relationship between incentives and successful management before they can truly understand it.
