Perceive vs. Believe
Perceiveverb
(transitive) To become aware of, through the physical senses or by thinking; to see; to understand.
Perceiveverb
To obtain knowledge of through the senses; to receive impressions from by means of the bodily organs; to take cognizance of the existence, character, or identity of, by means of the senses; to see, hear, or feel; as, to perceive a distant ship; to perceive a discord.
Perceiveverb
To take intellectual cognizance of; to apprehend by the mind; to be convinced of by direct intuition; to note; to remark; to discern; to see; to understand.
Perceiveverb
To be affected of influented by.
Perceiveverb
to become aware of through the senses;
Perceiveverb
become conscious of;
Perceiveverb
become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand
Perceiveverb
become aware of (something) by the use of one of the senses, especially that of sight
Perceiveverb
interpret or regard (someone or something) in a particular way
Believeverb
(transitive) To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing)
Believeverb
(transitive) To accept that someone is telling the truth.
Believeverb
(intransitive) To have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth.
Believeverb
To consider likely
Believeverb
To exercise belief in; to credit upon the authority or testimony of another; to be persuaded of the truth of, upon evidence furnished by reasons, arguments, and deductions of the mind, or by circumstances other than personal knowledge; to regard or accept as true; to place confidence in; to think; to consider; as, to believe a person, a statement, or a doctrine.
Believeverb
To have a firm persuasion, esp. of the truths of religion; to have a persuasion approaching to certainty; to exercise belief or faith.
Believeverb
To think; to suppose.
Believeverb
accept as true; take to be true;
Believeverb
judge or regard; look upon; judge;
Believeverb
be confident about something;
Believeverb
follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer;
Believeverb
credit with veracity;
Believeverb
accept that (something) is true, especially without proof
Believeverb
accept the statement of (someone) as true
Believeverb
have religious faith
Believeverb
feel sure that (someone) is capable of doing something
Believeverb
hold (something) as an opinion; think
