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- Dictionarydiscover/dɪˈskʌvə/
verb
- 1. find unexpectedly or during a search: "firemen discovered a body in the debris" Similar Opposite
- 2. divulge (a secret): archaic "they contain some secrets which Time will discover"
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to find information, a place, or an object, especially for the first time: Who discovered America? We searched all morning for the missing papers and finally discovered them in a drawer. discover how [ + question word ] Scientists have discovered how to predict an earthquake. [ + (that) ] She discovered ( that) her husband was having an affair.
to find something for the first time, or something that had not been known before: [ + (that) clause ] Doctors later discovered (that) he had a cut on his left ankle. [ + question word ] We reviewed enrollment figures to discover exactly when and why the student population declined.
1. a. : to make known or visible : expose. discovering himself … as her adoring and magnanimous lover T. L. Peacock. b. archaic : display. 2. a. : to obtain sight or knowledge of for the first time : find. discover the solution. discovered a new Italian restaurant. b. : find out. discovered he was out of gas. intransitive verb.
the process of finding information, a place, or an object, especially for the first time, or the thing that is found: discovery of Who is credited with the discovery of electricity? make a discovery Leonardo made many scientific discoveries. a journey / voyage of discovery.
Definition of discover verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Discovering involves locating or gaining knowledge about something that was previously unknown or unseen. The word is especially associated with finding new places (as in discoveringnew lands) and scientific breakthroughs (as in discovering a cure ). Something that’s discovered in this way is called a discovery.
1. To notice or learn, especially by making an effort: got home and discovered that the furnace wasn't working. 2. a. To be the first, or the first of one's group or kind, to find, learn of, or observe. b. To learn about for the first time in one's experience: discovered a new restaurant on the west side. 3.
If you say that someone has discovered a particular activity or subject, you mean that they have tried doing it or studying it for the first time and that they enjoyed it. I wish I'd discovered photography when I was younger.
If you discover something, you find it unexpectedly, like when you discover your favorite childhood stuffed animal in a box of old junk. When you discover something, it can be by surprise or the result of a search.
1. To notice or learn, especially by making an effort: got home and discovered that the furnace wasn't working. 2. a. To be the first, or the first of one's group or kind, to find, learn of, or observe. b. To learn about for the first time in one's experience: discovered a new restaurant on the west side. 3.
