The difference between Ken and Perceive

When used as verbs, ken means to give birth, conceive, beget, be born, whereas perceive means to become aware of, through the physical senses or by thinking.

Ken is also noun with the meaning: knowledge, perception, or sight.

check bellow for the other definitions of Ken and Perceive

  1. Ken as a verb (obsolete):

    To give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to develop (as a fetus); to nourish, sustain (as life).

  1. Ken as a noun:

    Knowledge, perception, or sight.

  2. Ken as a noun (nautical):

    Range of sight.

  1. Ken as a verb (transitive, mostly, Scotland):

    To know, perceive or understand.

  2. Ken as a verb (obsolete, mostly, Scotland):

    To discover by sight; to catch sight of; to descry.

  1. Ken as a noun (slang, UK, obsolete):

    A house, especially a den of thieves.

  1. Perceive as a verb (transitive):

    To become aware of, through the physical senses or by thinking; to see; to understand.

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