Definition of "perceived" in English

adjective

1. Generally recognized to be true.

   • The perceived wisdom is that people do not go in large numbers to black-and-white movies anymore

2. As seen or understood by someone.

   • In product design, where one deals with real, physical objects, there can be both real and perceived affordances, and the two need not be the same.
   • Anger is a natural response in humans to perceived or actual threat or provocation.

verb

1. simple past and past participle of perceive

   • The alert officer perceived a dim shape in the distance.