discover

/dɪskˈʌvɚ/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

verb

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
“She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water”
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
“I learned that she has two grown-up children”
make a discovery, make a new finding
“Roentgen discovered X-rays”
make a discovery
“She found that he had lied to her”
find unexpectedly
“the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb”
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
“The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold”
see for the first time; make a discovery
“Who discovered the North Pole?”
identify as in botany or biology, for example

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