discover

Speech parts

1. discover - Verb

2. Discover - Proper noun

Meaning

To uncover.

To disclose; to lay open to view; to make visible; to reveal; to make known; to show (what has been secret, unseen, or unknown).

To obtain for the first time sight or knowledge of, as of a thing existing already, but not perceived or known; to find; to ascertain; to espy; to detect.

To manifest without design; to show.

To explore; to examine.

To discover or show one's self.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

find reveal detect expose uncover come across bring out identify learn observe notice find out come upon see name
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Antonyms

hide conceal miss inter dominos beware
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Hypernyms

see find learn tell hear sight

Hyponyms

out see find sense ferret babble

Phrases with the word

discover about discover by chance discover one's true vocation to discover

Derivatives

discovered discovering

Anagrams

discovre divorces

Examples

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. André Gide

It happens, I do not know how, that most of the proud never really discover their true selves. They think they have conquered their passions and they find out how poor they really are only after they die. John Climacus

The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible. Arthur C. Clarke

You will discover your true friends in moments of crisis. Iraqi Proverb

You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore. Italian Proverb

It is in our work that we discover love and faith. Mexican Proverb

Close letter words and terms

discourtship discous discovenant discover about discover by chance discover one's true vocation