S'apercevoir (en. To notice)

/sapɛʁsəvwaʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To distinguish or suddenly realize something.

He realized his mistake after rereading the document.

Il s'est aperçu de son erreur après avoir relu le document.

To observe something that was hidden or not obvious.

She finally notices her friend's change in attitude.

Elle s'aperçoit enfin du changement d'attitude de son ami.

To draw a conclusion from what one sees or hears.

I realize that time flies during the holidays.

Je m'aperçois que le temps passe vite pendant les vacances.

Originates from the verb 'apercevoir' with the reflexive pronoun 'se', indicating that the subject perceives something.

to notice something

to become aware of something

s'apercevoir de quelque chose

to realize that

s'apercevoir que

to apercevoir

to see something incompletely or partially

apercevoir

to perceive

to grasp through the senses; to understand

percevoir

To realize

I finally realized my luck.

Je me suis enfin rendu compte de ma chance.

To catch on

Did you see how he caught on in the middle of his sentence?

T'as vu comme il s'est capté en plein milieu de sa phrase ?