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ap·per·ceive (ăp′ər-sēv′) tr.v. ap·per·ceived ,
ap·per·ceiv·ing ,
ap·per·ceives 1. To perceive (something) while being conscious of perceiving.
2. To perceive (something) in terms of past experience.
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apperceive (ˌæpəˈsiːv ) vb (
tr )
1. to be aware of perceiving
2. (Psychology) psychol to comprehend by assimilating (a perception) to ideas already in the mind
[C19: from Old French aperceveir, from Latin percipere to perceive]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ap•per•ceive (ˌæp ərˈsiv) v.t. -ceived, -ceiv•ing. to comprehend from previous experience.
[1250–1300; < Old French
aperceivre. See
ap– 1 ,
pertain ]
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apperceive Past participle: apperceivedGerund: apperceivingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative apperceive apperceive
Present I apperceive you apperceive he/she/it apperceives we apperceive you apperceive they apperceive
Preterite I apperceived you apperceived he/she/it apperceived we apperceived you apperceived they apperceived
Present Continuous I am apperceiving you are apperceiving he/she/it is apperceiving we are apperceiving you are apperceiving they are apperceiving
Present Perfect I have apperceived you have apperceived he/she/it has apperceived we have apperceived you have apperceived they have apperceived
Past Continuous I was apperceiving you were apperceiving he/she/it was apperceiving we were apperceiving you were apperceiving they were apperceiving
Past Perfect I had apperceived you had apperceived he/she/it had apperceived we had apperceived you had apperceived they had apperceived
Future I will apperceive you will apperceive he/she/it will apperceive we will apperceive you will apperceive they will apperceive
Future Perfect I will have apperceived you will have apperceived he/she/it will have apperceived we will have apperceived you will have apperceived they will have apperceived
Future Continuous I will be apperceiving you will be apperceiving he/she/it will be apperceiving we will be apperceiving you will be apperceiving they will be apperceiving
Present Perfect Continuous I have been apperceiving you have been apperceiving he/she/it has been apperceiving we have been apperceiving you have been apperceiving they have been apperceiving
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been apperceiving you will have been apperceiving he/she/it will have been apperceiving we will have been apperceiving you will have been apperceiving they will have been apperceiving
Past Perfect Continuous I had been apperceiving you had been apperceiving he/she/it had been apperceiving we had been apperceiving you had been apperceiving they had been apperceiving
Conditional I would apperceive you would apperceive he/she/it would apperceive we would apperceive you would apperceive they would apperceive
Past Conditional I would have apperceived you would have apperceived he/she/it would have apperceived we would have apperceived you would have apperceived they would have apperceived
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. apperceive - perceive in terms of a past experienceperceive ,
comprehend - to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"
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