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List of meaning for discover

detect, observe, find, discover, notice(verb)

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

"She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"

learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see(verb)

get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

"I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"

discover, find(verb)

make a discovery, make a new finding

"Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"

discover, find(verb)

make a discovery

"She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover"

fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover(verb)

find unexpectedly

"the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"

unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out(verb)

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"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"

discover(verb)

see for the first time; make a discovery

"Who discovered the North Pole?"

identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name(verb)

identify as in botany or biology, for example

to come to an awareness of

I was startled to discover that my keys were missing

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

we hope to discover the real reason for his odd behavior

to make known (as information previously kept secret)

discovered to his friend how people whom he had trusted had betrayed him

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