English → Latin
“perceive” in Latin
videōto see, perceive; look (at); to observe, note; to understand, perceive, comprehendcernōto distinguish, divide, separate, sift; to perceive, see, discern, behold; to (intellectually) comprehend, discern, regaperspiciōto see through something; to perceive or discern clearlysentiōto feel, to sense, to perceive (with the senses); to perceive, be aware of, to be sensible of, to notice mentally, to unanimadvertōto pay attention, attend, focus, concentrate, give heed to, consider, regard, observe; to notice, observe, take note (ofpossumbe able to, can, may; in the 3rd person singular (pote est): it may be, it is possible; to have influence or efficacy, t
The English word perceive itself goes back to Latin per, through percipiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
perceive
To see, Vid:
To observe, mark, videre; videre animo; cernere; cernere mente; perspicere; sentire. (The words are found in this connection and order.) sentire ac videre; intelligere; animadvertere: one may easily perceive, facile intelligi, or conjici, potest: as far as I perceive, quantum equidem video, or intelligo.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for perceive?
- The usual Latin words for “perceive” are videō, cernō, perspiciō; also sentiō, animadvertō, possum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.