Polyglot Dictionary

perceber

/peɾseˈbeɾ/

verb B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
percebo
preterite (eu)
percebi
past participle
percebido

Meaning

  1. to notice

    • Percebi o erro.

      I noticed the mistake.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

notar

perceber is more about realizing or understanding, to comprehend; notar is more about directly noticing something visually.

Similar in other languages

German

bemerken

bemerken is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to notice."

Spanish

notar

notar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to notice."

Spanish

percatar

percatar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to notice."

Practice

1 What does perceber mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ o erro.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches perceber?

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