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 discover discover /dɪˈskʌvɝ/

verb

  1. () Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally  ( get a line , get wind , get word , discover , find out , hear , learn , pick up , see )
    get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
     I learned that she has two grown-up children
    I learned that she has two grown-up children
     I see that you have been promoted
    I see that you have been promoted
  2. () Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of  ( detect , discover , notice , find , observe )
    discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
     She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water
    She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water
     We found traces of lead in the paint
    We found traces of lead in the paint
  3. () Make a discovery, make a new finding  ( discover , find )
    make a discovery, make a new finding
     Roentgen discovered X-rays
    Roentgen discovered X-rays
     Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle
    Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle
  4. () Make a discovery  ( discover , find )
    make a discovery
     She found that he had lied to her
    She found that he had lied to her
     The story is false, so far as I can discover
    The story is false, so far as I can discover
  5. () Find unexpectedly  ( attain , chance on , chance upon , come across , discover , fall upon , happen upon , light upon , strike , come upon )
    find unexpectedly
     The archeologists chanced upon an old tomb
    the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb
     She struck a goldmine
    she struck a goldmine
     The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake
    The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake
  6. () Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret  ( bring out , uncover , unwrap , break , divulge , give away , let on , let out , lay bare , disclose , discover , expose , reveal )
    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 auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold
     The actress won't reveal how old she is
    The actress won't reveal how old she is
     Bring out the truth
    bring out the truth
     He broke the news to her
    he broke the news to her
     Unwrap the evidence in the murder case
    unwrap the evidence in the murder case
     The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings
    The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings
  7. () See for the first time; make a discovery  ( discover )
    see for the first time; make a discovery
     Who discovered the North Pole?
    Who discovered the North Pole?
  8. Identify as in botany or biology, for example  ( discover , distinguish , key out , describe , identify , key , name )
    identify as in botany or biology, for example