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comprehend, deduce, infer, figure out, ascertain, determine,
conclude, decipher, Colloq dig, catch on: She perceived that he
was going to renege on his promise to take her to the Riviera. 3
Often, perceive of. regard, view, look on, consider,
contemplate, judge, deem, believe, think: Calthorpe perceives
of himself as a great actor, but he is dreadful. This gesture
is often perceived as threatening.
percentage
n. share, part, portion, proportion, interest, piece, Colloq
cut: We are to get a percentage of the profits in return for
our investment.
perceptible
adj. discernible, detectable, observable, perceivable,
noticeable, distinguishable, recognizable, apparent, evident,
notable, obvious, patent, manifest, palpable, plain, clear,
prominent, unmistakable or unmistakeable: There are perceptible
differences between your playing and Heifetz's.
perception
n. 1 appreciation, grasp, apprehension, understanding,
comprehension, knowledge, perspective, view: Mrs Hart's
perception of the situation is quite different from mine. 2
intuition, insight, instinct, feel, feeling, sense, impression,
awareness, idea, notion, consciousness, realization: Norton
hasn't the slightest perception of what is going on behind his
back at the office.
perceptive
adj. astute, alert, attentive, quick, alive, quick-witted,
intelligent, acute, sharp, sensitive, sensible, percipient,
discerning, observant, perspicacious; on the qui vive; Colloq on
the ball: No one was sufficiently perceptive to predict the
full extent of the recession. She is perhaps the most perceptive
journalist writing on French politics today.
perch n. 1 roost, rest, seat; spot, location, position, place, site,
vantage point, perspective: From his perch at the top of the
cliff, Martin had a clear view of the cave entrance.
--v. 2 roost, rest, sit, nest; place, put, set, situate,
locate, position, site: The owl was perched in the tree,