With careful listening, one can perceive the subtle harmonic overtones that give the cello its rich timbre.
通过仔细聆听，人们能够察觉出赋予大提琴丰富音色的微妙泛音。
A food scientist claims that a newly developed plant-based meat substitute is perceived by consumers as tasting more similar to real meat than earlier plant-based products did.
From a Command of Evidence: Textual question · Information and Ideas
A food scientist claims that a newly developed low-sugar fruit spread is perceived by consumers as tasting sweeter than its actual sugar content would suggest, due to a naturally sweet-tasting fiber additive.
From a Command of Evidence: Textual question · Information and Ideas
- More recent linguistic research shows that vocal fry is used across genders and age groups and does not correlate with perceived competence in controlled studies.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “perceive”?
D — See, become aware. “perceive” means see, become aware.
Which word means “see, become aware”?
A — perceive. “perceive” means see, become aware.
perceive — see, become aware. In Chinese: 感知，察觉.
perceive is pronounced /pərˈsiːv/.
With careful listening, one can perceive the subtle harmonic overtones that give the cello its rich timbre. (通过仔细聆听，人们能够察觉出赋予大提琴丰富音色的微妙泛音。)
detect, discern, observe — all close in meaning to perceive (see, become aware).
ignore, overlook — each the opposite of perceive (see, become aware).
Yes. perceive is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
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