discover

discover
dis|cov|er
W1S2 [dısˈkʌvə US -ər] v [T]
[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: descovrir, from Late Latin discooperire 'to uncover']
1.) to find someone or something, either by accident or because you were looking for them
The body was discovered in a field.
Forest Service crews often discover campfires that have not been put out completely.
2.) to find out something that you did not know about before
The exercises let students discover math concepts on their own.
discover (that)
She discovered that she was pregnant.
discover who/what/how etc
His friends were shocked to discover how ill he was.
3.) if someone discovers a new place, fact, substance etc, they are the first person to find it or know that it exists
The Curies are best known for discovering radium.
4.) to notice or try something for the first time and start to enjoy it
At fourteen, Louise discovered boys.
5.) to notice someone who is very good at something and help them to become successful and well-known
a band that's waiting to be discovered
>discoverer n

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • Discover — Dis*cov er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discovered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discovering}.] [OE. discoveren, discuren, descuren, OF. descovrir, descouvrir, F. d[ e]couvrir; des (L. dis ) + couvrir to cover. See {Cover}.] 1. To uncover. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • discover — 1 *reveal, disclose, divulge, tell, betray Analogous words: impart, *communicate: *declare, announce, publish, advertise, proclaim 2 Discover, ascertain, determine, unearth, learn mean to find out something not previously known to one. Discover… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Discover — may refer to: Discover Card, a credit card brand Discover Financial, the parent company of the credit card brand Discover (magazine), an American science magazine Discover (album), a Cactus Jack album Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) NASA… …   Wikipedia

  • discover — dis·cov·er vt 1: to find out about, recognize, or realize for the first time when the victim discover s the fraud see also discovery rule 2 a: to make the subject of discovery b: to learn of or obtain (informa …   Law dictionary

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  • Discover — Dis*cov er, v. i. To discover or show one s self. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] This done, they discover. Decker. [1913 Webster] Nor was this the first time that they discovered to be followers of this world. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • discover — discover, invent To discover something is to find something that was hidden or not known; to invent something is to devise it by human effort: Halley discovered a comet and Galileo invented a telescope. Information as well as physical things can… …   Modern English usage

  • discover — [di skuv′ər] vt. [ME discoveren < OFr descovrir < LL discooperire, to discover, reveal: see DIS & COVER] 1. to be the first to find out, see, or know about 2. to find out; learn of the existence of; realize 3. to be the first nonnative… …   English World dictionary

  • discover — c.1300, divulge, reveal, disclose, from O.Fr. descovrir uncover, unroof, unveil, reveal, betray, from L.L. discooperire, from L. dis opposite of (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + cooperire to cover up (see COVER (Cf. cover)). At first with a sense of… …   Etymology dictionary

  • discover — [v] find, uncover ascertain, bring to light, catch, come across, come upon, conceive, contrive, debunk, design, detect, determine, devise, dig up, discern, disclose, distinguish, elicit, espy, explore, ferret out*, get wind of*, get wise to*,… …   New thesaurus

  • discover — ► VERB 1) find unexpectedly or in the course of a search. 2) become aware of (a fact or situation). 3) be the first to find or observe (a place, substance, or scientific phenomenon). DERIVATIVES discoverable adjective discoverer noun …   English terms dictionary

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