Meaning of perception in English

perception

noun

/pɚ-/ uk

/pəˈsep.ʃən/

perception noun (BELIEF)

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a belief or opinion, often held by many people and based on how things seem:

We have to change the public's perception that money is being wasted.

These photographs will affect people's perceptions of war.

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There is a general perception that exams are becoming easier to pass.
It is my perception that his argument was fundamentally flawed.
We need to change people's perception of the military.
These perceptions reflect those of the general public.
Popular perception of him is gradually changing.

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perception noun (SIGHT)

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the quality of being aware of things through the physical senses, especially sight:

Drugs can alter your perception of reality.

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someone's ability to notice and understand things that are not obvious to other people:

She has extraordinary powers of perception for one so young.

He's not known for his perception.

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(Definition of perception from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

perception | Intermediate English

perception

noun

/pərˈsep·ʃən/

perception noun (BELIEF)

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[ C ]

a thought, belief, or opinion, often held by many people and based on appearances:

Even though he had done nothing illegal, the public’s perception was that he had acted dishonestly, and he was forced to resign.

perception noun (AWARENESS)

[ U ]

an awareness of things through the physical senses, esp. sight

(Definition of perception from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

perception | Business English

perception

noun [ C or U ]

/pəˈsepʃən/ us

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the way that someone thinks and feels about a company, product, service, etc.:

Although our handling of complaints has improved greatly, it continues to be a significant problem in terms of public perception.

A strong brand has a big impact on product perception.

Sometimes the experience of going through the course changes people's perceptions about entrepreneurship.

(Definition of perception from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of perception

perception

And because of that, it's really shaping the perception of millions of people.

From Hollywood Reporter

Some changes in sensor perception take a little longer to accomplish, but not as long as might be expected.

From ABC News

It might be a small detail, but sometimes perception matters, especially when it can show respect to a player.

From ESPN

A boy's reading environment can help shape his perception and involvement with reading: allow for spontaneity and whimsy in his reading environment.

From Huffington Post

Perceptions of strain often vary even among those involved.

From CNN

Sensory experiences can play a large role in your perception of a store and brand.

From Minneapolis Star Tribune

This suggests a potential link between sensory perceptions and emotions.

From Baltimore Sun

But the number $4.8 billion might change that perception.

From NPR

His background includes the study of animal sensation and perception, and conditioned responses to sweetness in foods.

From CNN

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Collocations with perception

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aural perception

This enables the twins to replace discursive speech with a primordial yet arcane language that relies solely on aural perception.

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categorical perception

For a critic of categorical perception, it is encouraging to analyze this phenomenon in terms of shepard's law of generalization.

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conscious perception

A number of the studies cited as demonstrations of direct perception are in fact demonstrations of direct conscious perception.

From the Cambridge English Corpus

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Translations of perception

in Chinese (Traditional)

看法, 見解，觀念，看法, 視覺…

Meaning of perception in English

perception noun (BELIEF)

perception noun (SIGHT)

perception | Intermediate English

perception noun (BELIEF)

perception noun (AWARENESS)

perception | Business English

Examples of perception

Collocations with perception

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