English

Detailed Synonyms for discover in English

discover:

to discover verb (discovers, discovered, discovering)

  1. to discover
    – get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally 1
    to discover
    – get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally 1
    • discover verb (discovers, discovered, discovering)
    to learn
    • learn verb (learns, learnt, learning)
  2. to discover
    – get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally 1
    to discover
    – get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally 1
    • discover verb (discovers, discovered, discovering)
    to find out
    • find out verb (finds out, found out, finding out)
  3. to discover
    – get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally 1
    to find; to come across; to meet; to learn
    • find verb (finds, found, finding)
    • come across verb (comes across, came across, coming across)
    • meet verb (meets, met, meeting)
    • learn verb (learns, learnt, learning)
    to discover
    – get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally 1
    • discover verb (discovers, discovered, discovering)
  4. to discover
    – get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally 1
    to see; to learn; to discover; to hear; to pick up; to find out; get wind; get word; get a line
    – get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally 1
    • see verb (sees, saw, seeing)
      • I see that you have been promoted1
    • learn verb (learns, learnt, learning)
      • I learned that she has two grown-up children1
    • discover verb (discovers, discovered, discovering)
    • hear verb (hears, heard, hearing)
    • pick up verb (picks up, picked up, picking up)
    • find out verb (finds out, found out, finding out)
    • get wind verb
    • get word verb
    • get a line verb
  5. to discover
    – discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of 1
    to reveal; to detect; to spot
    • reveal verb (reveals, revealed, revealing)
    • detect verb (detects, detected, detecting)
    • spot verb (spots, spotted, spotting)
    to discover
    – discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of 1
    • discover verb (discovers, discovered, discovering)
  6. to discover
    – discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of 1
    to notice; to find; to discover; to detect; to observe
    – discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of 1
    • notice verb (notices, noticed, noticing)
    • find verb (finds, found, finding)
      • We found traces of lead in the paint1
    • discover verb (discovers, discovered, discovering)
    • detect verb (detects, detected, detecting)
      • She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water1
    • observe verb (observes, observed, observing)
  7. to discover
    – identify as in botany or biology, for example 1
    to distinguish; to key; to identify; to describe; to discover; to name; key out
    – identify as in botany or biology, for example 1
    • distinguish verb (distinguishes, distinguished, distinguishing)
    • key verb (keys, keyed, keying)
    • identify verb (identifies, indentified, identifying)
    • describe verb (describes, described, describing)
    • discover verb (discovers, discovered, discovering)
    • name verb (names, named, naming)
    • key out verb
  8. to discover
    – make a discovery 1
    to find; to discover
    – make a discovery 1
    • find verb (finds, found, finding)
      • She found that he had lied to her1
    • discover verb (discovers, discovered, discovering)
      • The story is false, so far as I can discover1
  9. to discover
    – make a discovery, make a new finding 1
    to find; to discover
    – make a discovery, make a new finding 1
    • find verb (finds, found, finding)
      • Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle1
    • discover verb (discovers, discovered, discovering)
      • Roentgen discovered X-rays1
  10. to discover
    – see for the first time; make a discovery 1
    to discover
    – see for the first time; make a discovery 1
    • discover verb (discovers, discovered, discovering)
      • Who discovered the North Pole?1

Conjugations for discover:

present
  1. discover
  2. discover
  3. discovers
  4. discover
  5. discover
  6. discover
simple past
  1. discovered
  2. discovered
  3. discovered
  4. discovered
  5. discovered
  6. discovered
present perfect
  1. have discovered
  2. have discovered
  3. has discovered
  4. have discovered
  5. have discovered
  6. have discovered
past continuous
  1. was discovering
  2. were discovering
  3. was discovering
  4. were discovering
  5. were discovering
  6. were discovering
future
  1. shall discover
  2. will discover
  3. will discover
  4. shall discover
  5. will discover
  6. will discover
continuous present
  1. am discovering
  2. are discovering
  3. is discovering
  4. are discovering
  5. are discovering
  6. are discovering
subjunctive
  1. be discovered
  2. be discovered
  3. be discovered
  4. be discovered
  5. be discovered
  6. be discovered
diverse
  1. discover!
  2. let's discover!
  3. discovered
  4. discovering
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "discover":

  • rediscover, discovering, discoverable, cover

Alternate Synonyms for "discover":


Related Definitions for "discover":

  1. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally1
  2. identify as in botany or biology, for example1
  3. make a discovery1
    • The story is false, so far as I can discover1
  4. make a discovery, make a new finding1
    • Roentgen discovered X-rays1
  5. see for the first time; make a discovery1
    • Who discovered the North Pole?1
  6. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of1