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