perception

Everyday

1. Noticing and understanding things with your senses — seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, smelling. tree →
2. The way a person thinks about or understands something; their view or impression. tree →
3. Being good at noticing things that others miss: «a girl of great perception». tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons perception is about the senses and the brain, like how we perceive colour or depth and how optical illusions trick our perception. In everyday life and stories it means opinion or impression: «Public perception of the park changed after the clean-up». It is a formal word used in exams and reports. Phrases: «perception of», «depth perception», «colour perception», «change people's perception».

Examples

• Owls have amazing depth perception at night. tree →
• Optical illusions fool our perception. tree →
• Her perception of the new teacher changed after a week. tree →
• The detective's sharp perception solved the case. tree →
• Our perception of time speeds up when we are having fun. tree →
• Smell is an important part of our perception of taste. tree →
• People's perception of the beach was that it was dirty. tree →
• The test checks your perception of colours. tree →
• I have a clear perception of everything as if I were wide awake. tree →

Note

Can be uncountable (the ability) or countable (a view: «different perceptions»). Verb: perceive (spelling: «ei»). Adjective: perceptive. A perception can be wrong — seeing is not always the truth.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah links the seven double letters to the "gates of perception", the body's openings through which the soul senses the world. In the primary lessons: In science lessons perception is about the senses and the brain, like how we perceive colour or depth and how optical illusions trick our perception. In everyday life and stories it means opinion or impression: «Public perception of the park changed after the clean-up». It is a formal word used in exams and reports. Phrases: «perception of», «depth perception», «colour perception», «change people's perception».

Examples

• Understand this wisdom, and be wise in the perception. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• These Seven Double Letters He designed, produced, and combined, and formed with them the Planets (stars) of this Universe, the Days of the Week, and the Gates of the soul (the orifices of perception) in Man. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• These Seven Double Letters He designed, pro- duced, and combined, and formed with them the Planets (stars) of this Universe, the Days of the Week, and the Gates of the soul (the orifices of perception) in Man. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Can be uncountable (the ability) or countable (a view: «different perceptions»). Verb: perceive (spelling: «ei»). Adjective: perceptive. A perception can be wrong — seeing is not always the truth.