perceber

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese perceber, from Latin percipere.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /peʁ.seˈbe(ʁ)/ [peh.seˈbe(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /peɾ.seˈbe(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /peʁ.seˈbe(ʁ)/ [peχ.seˈbe(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /peɻ.seˈbe(ɻ)/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨɾ.sɨˈbeɾ/ [pɨɾ.sɨˈβeɾ]

  • Hyphenation: per‧ce‧ber

Verb

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
    Tom percebeu que estava sem dinheiro.
    Tom realized that he had no money on him.

Conjugation

Quotations

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