perceived

verb, past of perceive (perceive, perceives, perceived, perceiving); adjective (a perceived threat)

«perceived» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Noticed or became aware of something, by seeing, hearing or understanding. tree →
(formal) Understood or thought of someone or something in a certain way: «He was perceived as shy.» tree →
(adjective) Believed to be so, though perhaps not really: a perceived danger. tree →

In the lessons

A formal word in exams and science: «what is perceived» is what our senses notice. In stories it tells how others saw a character. In everyday life «perceived» hints the thing may not be real. Phrases: perceived as, widely perceived.

Examples

She perceived a faint smell of smoke. tree →
He was perceived as the cleverest boy in class. tree →
The owl perceived the mouse in the dark. tree →
The perceived danger was bigger than the real one. tree →
How the colour is perceived depends on the light. tree →
Subsequently, the scientist perceived a pattern in the results. tree →
After a while he perceived both giants. tree →

Note

Spelling trap: «i before e except after c» — perceived. Noun: perception. Formal; in speech say «noticed» or «seen as».

In Jewish tradition

At Sinai the people "perceived" the thunder and lightning, meaning they saw and heard them.

Interpretation. The rabbis noted that the people seemed to see sounds. Some said this shows the revelation was too great for ordinary senses.

Examples

And all the people perceived the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the voice of the horn, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled, and stood afar off. (Torah EXO.20.18, JPS 1917) tree →
And after that our father Abraham had perceived. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
The Ten ineffable Sephiroth have the appearance of the Lightning flash", their origin is unseen and no end is perceived. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
And I also perceived that one event happeneth to them all. (Writings ECC.2.14, JPS 1917) tree →
Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom. (Prophets 2SA.14.1, JPS 1917) tree →
And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, for his kingdom was exalted exceedingly, for His people Israel's sake. (Writings 1CH.14.2, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Spelling trap: «i before e except after c» — perceived. Noun: perception. Formal; in speech say «noticed» or «seen as».

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «perceived» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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Trees and pragmatics of «perceived» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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