Meaning

6 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Something discovered.

    This latest discovery should eventually lead to much better treatments for disease.

    Entdeckung

    откры́тиеotkrýtije

    відкриття́vidkryttjá

    something that is discovered

  2. (uncountable)The discovering of new things.

    The purpose of the voyage was discovery.

    Automatic discovery of RSS feeds by a Web browser.

    Entdeckung

    откры́тиеotkrýtije, открыва́ниеotkryvánije

    the act of discovering something

  3. (uncountable)A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.

    The prosecution moved to suppress certain items turned up during discovery.

  4. (uncountable)Materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.

    The defense argued that the plaintiff's discovery was inadequate.

  5. (countable, uncountable)A discovered attack.

  6. (archaic, countable)An act of uncovering or revealing something; a revelation.

Examples

236 sentences
  1. He made an important scientific discovery.

    Він зробив важливе наукове відкриття. — leyla

    ruОн сделал важное научное открытие. — leyla

    deEr hat eine wichtige wissenschaftliche Entdeckung gemacht. — MUIRIEL

  2. I've made a discovery.

    Я зробив відкриття. — deniko

    ruЯ совершил открытие. — Balamax

    deIch habe eine Entdeckung gemacht. — Espi

  3. He made an important discovery.

    Він зробив важливе відкриття. — deniko

    ruОн сделал важное открытие. — marafon

    deEr machte eine bedeutende Entdeckung. — samueldora

  4. I've made an interesting discovery.

    Я зробив цікаве відкриття. — deniko

    ruЯ сделал интересное открытие. — marafon

    deIch habe eine interessante Entdeckung gemacht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. She made a series of medical discoveries.

    Вона зробила цілий ряд медичних відкриттів. — ChickenKiev

    ruОна совершила ряд открытий в медицине. — odexed

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
something discovered:
Русский
By meaning 2
something discovered:
the discovering of new things:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
something discovered:

Origin

from discover + -ery, on the pattern of the pair recover, recovery. Displaced native Old E

from discover + -ery, on the pattern of the pair recover, recovery. Displaced native Old English onfundennes.

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