discovery
Something discoveredSomething discovered.
» He made an important scientific discovery.
Er hat eine wichtige wissenschaftliche Entdeckung gemacht.
Он сделал важное научное открытие.
Він зробив важливе наукове відкриття.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)Something discovered.
This latest discovery should eventually lead to much better treatments for disease.
Entdeckung
откры́тиеotkrýtije
відкриття́vidkryttjá
something that is discovered
(uncountable)The discovering of new things.
The purpose of the voyage was discovery.
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Entdeckung
откры́тиеotkrýtije, открыва́ниеotkryvánije
the act of discovering something
(uncountable)A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
The prosecution moved to suppress certain items turned up during discovery.
(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.
(countable, uncountable)A discovered attack.
(archaic, countable)An act of uncovering or revealing something; a revelation.
Examples
236 sentencesHe 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
I've made a discovery.
Я зробив відкриття. — deniko
ruЯ совершил открытие. — Balamax
deIch habe eine Entdeckung gemacht. — Espi
He made an important discovery.
Він зробив важливе відкриття. — deniko
ruОн сделал важное открытие. — marafon
deEr machte eine bedeutende Entdeckung. — samueldora
I've made an interesting discovery.
Я зробив цікаве відкриття. — deniko
ruЯ сделал интересное открытие. — marafon
deIch habe eine interessante Entdeckung gemacht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
She made a series of medical discoveries.
Вона зробила цілий ряд медичних відкриттів. — ChickenKiev
ruОна совершила ряд открытий в медицине. — odexed
Translations
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Origin
from discover + -ery, on the pattern of the pair recover, recovery. Displaced native Old Efrom discover + -ery, on the pattern of the pair recover, recovery. Displaced native Old English onfundennes.
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Forms
plural: discoveries| Singular | discovery |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- the act of discovering something:finduncovering
- a productive insight:breakthroughfind
Word family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable