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Ryotaro Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Perceive and notice

I use and hear "I didn't notice it", but "I didn't perceive it" doesn't sound familiar.

Could someone explain why people don't say "I didn't perceive it"?

Thanks,

Ryo
  

Top answer

There is a slight difference in the definitions of notice and perceive. To notice is to become aware of. To perceive is to become aware or conscious of - to come to realize or understand.

— JohnParis

  • There is a slight difference in the definitions of notice and perceive.
  • To notice is to become aware of.
  • To perceive is to become aware or conscious of - to come to realize or understand.
  • Perception has an ethereal element of consciousness that notice does not.
  • John
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There is a slight difference in the definitions of notice and perceive.

To notice is to become aware of. To perceive is to become aware or conscious of - to come to realize or understand. Perception has an ethereal element of consciousness that notice does not.

John
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Hi

I agree with John

- I noticed a pencil on the floor

- I perceived he was uncomforable talking to the policeman

The first is a simple act of seeing something; the second involves seeing and also understanding what is happening

Dave
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