Meaning

8 senses
  1. (transitive)To find or learn something for the first time.

    Turning the corner, I discovered a lovely little shop. I discovered that they sold widgets.

    entdecken

    открыва́тьotkryvátʹ, откры́тьotkrýtʹ, обнару́живатьobnarúživatʹ

    відкрива́тиvidkryváty, відкри́тиvidkrýty, виявля́тиvyjavljáty

    see for the first time; make a discovery

  2. (transitive)To create by moving a piece out of another piece's line of attack.

    This move discovers an attack on a vital pawn.

  3. (transitive)To question (a person) as part of discovery in a lawsuit.

  4. (obsolete, transitive)To remove the cover from; to uncover (a head, building etc.).

  5. (archaic, transitive)To expose, uncover.

    The gust of wind discovered a bone in the sand.

    erleben, erfahren, dabei sein

    раскрыва́тьraskryvátʹ, раскры́тьraskrýtʹ, обнару́живатьobnarúživatʹ

    відкрива́тиvidkryváty, відкри́тиvidkrýty, виявля́тиvyjavljáty

  6. (archaic, transitive)To reveal (information); to divulge, make known.

    I discovered my plans to the rest of the team.

    make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

  7. (obsolete, transitive)To reconnoitre, explore (an area).

  8. (obsolete, transitive)To manifest without design; to show; to exhibit.

Examples

948 sentences
  1. He discovered how to open the box.

    Він виявив, як відкрити коробку. — uaspeaker

    ruОн обнаружил, как открыть коробку. — Hellerick

  2. I discovered a very nice place today.

    Я сьогодні знайшов дуже гарну місцину. — JeNNeR

    ruСегодня я нашел очень хорошее место. — ial

    deIch habe heute einen sehr schönen Ort entdeckt. — enteka

  3. He discovered a new star.

    Він відкрив нову зірку. — aandrusiak

    ruОн открыл новую звезду. — marafon

    deEr hat einen neuen Stern entdeckt. — kaz71

  4. Cancer can be cured if discovered in time.

    Рак може бути вилікуваний, якщо він був вчасно виявлений. — leyla

    ruРак может быть вылечен, если обнаружен вовремя. — timsa

    deKrebs kann geheilt werden, wenn er rechtzeitig entdeckt wird. — MUIRIEL

  5. Who discovered America?

    Хто відкрив Америку? — Anjy

    ruКто открыл Америку? — sharptoothed

    deWer hat Amerika entdeckt? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
find something for the first time:
expose something previously covered:
Русский
By meaning 2
find something for the first time:
expose something previously covered:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
find something for the first time:
expose something previously covered:

Origin

From Middle English discoveren, from Old French descovrir, from Late Latin discoperīre < d

From Middle English discoveren, from Old French descovrir, from Late Latin discoperīre < discooperiō, discooperīre, from Latin dis- + cooperiō. Displaced native Old English onfindan.

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Forms

discovers, discovering, discovered, discovered
Base formdiscover · to discover
3rd person singulardiscovers
Present participlediscovering
Past simplediscovered
Past participlediscovered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydiscover
he, she, itdiscovers

Past simpleLesson

all personsdiscovered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave discovered
he, she, ithas discovered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill discover

Synonyms

57 synonyms
find something for the first time:findA1come across
expose something previously covered:exposeB1revealA2uncoverB1
Close in meaning

Antonyms

6 antonyms
expose something previously covered:concealB2coverA2cover uphideA1

Word family

20 related words

Collocations

6 patterns
  • discovered the body
  • discovered the truth
  • would discover details
  • discover details
  • soon discovered
  • discover something

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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