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DISCERN definition: 1. to see, recognize, or understand something that is not clear: 2. to see, recognize, or…. Learn more.
1. a. : to detect with the eyes. discerned a figure approaching through the fog. b. : to detect with senses other than vision. discerned a strange odor. 2. : to recognize or identify as separate and distinct : discriminate. discern right from wrong. 3. : to come to know or recognize mentally. unable to discern his motives. intransitive verb.
Discern definition: to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend. See examples of DISCERN used in a sentence.
DISCERN meaning: 1. to see, recognize, or understand something that is not clear: 2. to see, recognize, or…. Learn more.
2 meanings: 1. to recognize or perceive clearly 2. to recognize or perceive (differences).... Click for more definitions.
Definition of discern verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you can make out, pick out, or distinguish something, you can discern it. This is a word for recognizing and perceiving things. Discerning has to do with being able to see or hear something. In a loud room, it can be hard to discern one person's voice.
1. to perceive by the sight or other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend. 2. to distinguish mentally; discriminate: to discern right from wrong. v.i. 3. to distinguish or discriminate. [1300–50; < Latin discernere to separate = dis- dis - 1 + cernere to separate] dis•cern′er, n. dis•cern′i•ble, dis•cern′a•ble, adj.
To distinguish something as being different from something else; to differentiate. He was too young to discern right from wrong.
noun [ U ] formal approving us / dɪˈsɝːn.mənt / uk / dɪˈsɜːn.mənt / Add to word list. the ability to judge people and things well: It's clear that you are a person of discernment. Synonym. savvy informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Intelligence. acuity. acumen. agility. aptness. brain. grey matter. gumption. highbrow. horse sense.
