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Definisjon av discover

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Verb
discover - make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"
find
conceptualise, conceptualize, gestate, conceive have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived"
discover - make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover"
find
get a line, get wind, get word, find out, hear, learn, discover, pick up, see trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act; "He was caught out"; "She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks"
get a line, get wind, get word, find out, hear, learn, discover, pick up, see trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act; "He was caught out"; "She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks"
rake up bring to light; "He raked up the misdeeds of his predecessor"
ferret out, ferret search and discover through persistent investigation; "She ferreted out the truth"
discover, find make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover"
discover - see for the first time; make a discovery; "Who discovered the North Pole?"
perceive, comprehend become conscious of; "She finally perceived the futility of her protest"
rediscover discover again; "I rediscovered the books that I enjoyed as a child"
discover - discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"
detect, observe, find, notice
sight, spy take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)
catch out, find out trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act; "He was caught out"; "She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks"
sense comprehend; "I sensed the real meaning of his letter"
instantiate find an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word); "The linguists could not instantiate this sense of the noun that he claimed existed in a certain dialect"
trace follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress"
see be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"
discover - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "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"
unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out
get around, get out, break move around; move from place to place; "How does she get around without a car?"
get around, get out, break move around; move from place to place; "How does she get around without a car?"
tell discern or comprehend; "He could tell that she was unhappy"
blackwash color with blackwash
muckrake explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures; "This reporter was well-known for his muckraking"
blow exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"
out be made known; be disclosed or revealed; "The truth will out"
come out of the closet, out, come out to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality; "This actor outed last year"
spring develop suddenly; "The tire sprang a leak"
bewray, betray reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"
confide reveal in private; tell confidentially
leak have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out; "The container leaked gasoline"; "the roof leaks badly"
peach, babble out, spill the beans, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, tattle, blab, babble, sing, talk divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"
reveal disclose directly or through prophets; "God rarely reveal his plans for Mankind"
discover - get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, see
get the goods discover some bad or hidden information about; "She got the goods on her co-worker after reading his e-mail"
wise up get wise to; "They wised up to it"
trip up, catch detect a blunder or misstep; "The reporter tripped up the senator"
ascertain learn or discover with certainty
discover, find make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover"
witness, find, see be a witness to; "She witnessed the accident and had to testify in court"
discover - identify as in botany or biology, for example
identify, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name
class, assort, sort, classify, sort out, separate arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
discover - find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain
regain, find come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining"
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Verb
discover - To remove the cover from; to uncover a head, building etc..
discover - To expose, uncover.
discover - To create by moving a piece out of another piece's line of attack.
discover - To reveal information; to divulge, make known.
discover - To reconnoitre, explore an area.
discover - To find something for the first time.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • discover
    To find something for the first time.
  • discover
    (chess) To create by moving a piece out of another piece's line of attack.
  • discover
    (somewhat dated) To expose something previously covered
  • discover
    To see, discover or determine something, unclear, distant or hidden, by looking carefully.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) discover
  • Presens: discover / discovers
  • Preteritum: discovered
  • Perfektum: (have) discovered

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