discovered Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
notice; observe; detect; find; discover.
- She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water
- We found traces of lead in the paint
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verb get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
pick up; get a line; discover; see; hear; learn; find out; get wind; get word.
- I learned that she has two grown-up children
- I see that you have been promoted
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verb make a discovery, make a new finding
discover; find.
- Roentgen discovered X-rays
- Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle
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verb make a discovery
discover; find.
- She found that he had lied to her
- The story is false, so far as I can discover
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verb find unexpectedly
happen upon; fall upon; attain; come upon; chance upon; discover; light upon; come across; strike; chance on.
- the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb
- she struck a goldmine
- The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake
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verb make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
disclose; reveal; unwrap; bring out; expose; let on; discover; divulge; break; let out; give away.
- The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold
- The actress won't reveal how old she is
- bring out the truth
- he broke the news to her
- unwrap the evidence in the murder case
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verb see for the first time; make a discovery
discover.
- Who discovered the North Pole?
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verb identify as in botany or biology, for example
name; describe; discover; identify; key; distinguish; key out.
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adjective satellite discovered or determined by scientific observation
observed; ascertained.
- variation in the ascertained flux depends on a number of factors
- the discovered behavior norms
- discovered differences in achievement
- no explanation for the observed phenomena