How to pronounce “perceive”
Say “perceive” in 2 beats
perceive
/pɚˈsiv/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pəsiːv/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- pɚpɚ
- sivsivstress
- IPA (American)
- /pɚˈsiv/
- IPA (British)
- /pəsiːv/
- Respelling
- puh-SEEV
- Syllables
- 2 — pɚ-SIV
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: pɚ-SIV. “siv” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/pɚˈsiv/
/pəsiːv/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “perceive” means
- verb
to become aware of through the senses
“I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon”
- verb
become conscious of
“She finally perceived the futility of her protest”
Say it in a sentence
“Children perceive the change in a room before adults do.”“perceive”, answered
How do you pronounce “perceive”?
“perceive” is pronounced /pɚˈsiv/ (puh-SEEV) in American English and /pəsiːv/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “siv”. Build it as pɚ-SIV, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “perceive” have?
2: pɚ · siv. The beat lands on the second, “siv”.
Is “perceive” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /pɚˈsiv/ (puh-SEEV); British English says /pəsiːv/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “perceive” mean?
As a verb: to become aware of through the senses For example: “I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “perceive”?
Stress the second syllable: pɚ-SIV. “siv” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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