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perceber

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese perceber, from Latin percipere.

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨɾ.sɨˈbeɾ/ [pɨɾ.sɨˈβeɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨɾ.sɨˈbe.ɾi/ [pɨɾ.sɨˈβe.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: per‧ce‧ber

Verb

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perceber (first-person singular present percebo, first-person singular preterite percebi, past participle percebido)

  1. (Portugal) to understand
    Synonym: entender
  2. to realize, to notice
    Synonyms: notar, reparar, aperceber
    O João percebeu que estava sem dinheiro.
    John realized that he had no money on him.
  3. to perceive

Conjugation

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Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:perceber.

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