Understanding the meaning of discover

discover

/dɪ'skəvər/

verb
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
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detect find notice observe

type of:
spy sight
verb
identify as in botany or biology, for example
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describe distinguish identify key key out name
verb
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
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find out get a line get wind get word hear learn pick up see
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
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break bring out disclose divulge expose give away let on let out reveal uncover unwrap

type of:
tell
verb
find unexpectedly
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attain chance on chance upon come across come upon fall upon happen upon light upon strike

type of:
find regain
verb
make a discovery
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"The story is false, so far as I can discover"

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find

type of:
get a line see get word learn pick up hear find out get wind
verb
make a discovery, make a new finding
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"Roentgen discovered X-rays"

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find

type of:
conceptualise gestate conceive conceptualize
verb
see for the first time; make a discovery
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"Who discovered the North Pole?"

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