Perceive and Seem

Perceive

Perceive verb - To have a vague awareness of.

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Seem and perceive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Seem" instead a verb "Perceive".

Seem verb - To give the impression of being.

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Perceive and seem are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Perceive" instead a verb "Seem".

Nearby Words: seeming, seemingly

people	perceive people	seem people
relationship	perceive relationship	seem relationship
form	perceive form	seem form
time	perceive time	seem time
Other words: way, magic, anyone, everyone, humans, whom.

Koyomi and Mayoi initially just sense it and experience uncontrollable dread, and seem to be able to perceive the exact direction it's coming from.

Source: Light Novel / Bakemonogatari
These seem to be less common in modern media, perhaps because some now perceive them to be Squicky.

Source: MayDecember Romance
In Roger Zelazny's The Chronicles of Amber Amberites seem to perceive personal revenge as something acceptable or even desirable.

Source: Revenge / Literature

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