discover
Usage
What are other ways to say discover?
The verb discover is used with objective clauses as a synonym of learn in order to suggest that the new information acquired is surprising to the learner: I discovered that she had been married before. To learn is to add to one's knowledge or information: to learn a language. To ascertain is to verify facts by inquiry or analysis: to ascertain the truth about an event. To detect implies becoming aware of something that had been obscure, secret, or concealed: to detect a flaw in reasoning.
Example Sentences
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Believing he has discovered a true talent, he asks her, “Do you also live in profound sadness?”
Troufanov only discovered his father had been murdered on 7 October on the day he was released in February 2025 and realised his dad wasn't there to meet him.
From BBC
Rainforest covers only 6% of the earth’s landmass yet harbors half its terrestrial biodiversity, much of it yet to be discovered.
Scientists have discovered that normal-looking brain cells can acquire the first IDH mutation and quietly spread through the brain's cortex long before a tumor mass forms.
From Science Daily
“There are the types of films that can get lost because they’re not about a celebrity, and they don’t have these marquee descriptors. Sundance does such an amazing job of discovering these diamonds.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
