discover

discover
verb
ADVERB
▪ quickly, soon
▪

We soon discovered we'd been mistaken.

▪ suddenly
▪ subsequently
▪ eventually, finally
▪ accidentally
▪ first, originally
VERB + DISCOVER
▪ be amazed to, be astonished to, be astounded to, be surprised to
▪

She was surprised to discover he was perfectly capable around the house.

▪ be alarmed to, be appalled to, be dismayed to, be horrified to, be a shock to, be shocked to
▪

It was a terrible shock to discover the full extent of the problem.

▪ be delighted to, be fascinated to, be intrigued to
▪ be fascinating to
▪

It would be fascinating to discover more about the town's history.

▪ be a surprise to, be surprising to
▪ be difficult to
▪ be possible to
▪ aim to
▪ attempt to, try to
▪

We are trying to discover the truth about his disappearance.

▪ be able to, be unable to
PHRASES
▪ an attempt to discover sth
▪ newly discovered, recently discovered
▪

recently discovered evidence

▪ only to discover sth
▪

I arrived at the campsite, only to discover that it was closed for the winter.

▪ an opportunity to discover sth
▪ waiting to be discovered
▪

There's great talent out there just waiting to be discovered.

Discover is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑archaeologist, ↑explorer, ↑researcher, ↑scientist
Discover is used with these nouns as the object: ↑answer, ↑body, ↑bug, ↑cause, ↑clue, ↑compound, ↑connection, ↑corpse, ↑correlation, ↑culprit, ↑cure, ↑discrepancy, ↑error, ↑evidence, ↑existence, ↑extent, ↑fate, ↑fault, ↑find, ↑flaw, ↑galaxy, ↑gold, ↑identity, ↑joy, ↑leak, ↑link, ↑love, ↑lump, ↑mistake, ↑moon, ↑mystery, ↑oil, ↑passion, ↑principle, ↑problem, ↑reason, ↑recipe, ↑relationship, ↑relic, ↑remains, ↑secret, ↑self, ↑skeleton, ↑strain, ↑strength, ↑talent, ↑trace, ↑treasure, ↑truth, ↑virus, ↑vulnerability, ↑way, ↑wonder, ↑wreck

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  • Discover — Dis*cov er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discovered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discovering}.] [OE. discoveren, discuren, descuren, OF. descovrir, descouvrir, F. d[ e]couvrir; des (L. dis ) + couvrir to cover. See {Cover}.] 1. To uncover. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • discover — 1 *reveal, disclose, divulge, tell, betray Analogous words: impart, *communicate: *declare, announce, publish, advertise, proclaim 2 Discover, ascertain, determine, unearth, learn mean to find out something not previously known to one. Discover… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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  • discover — dis·cov·er vt 1: to find out about, recognize, or realize for the first time when the victim discover s the fraud see also discovery rule 2 a: to make the subject of discovery b: to learn of or obtain (informa …   Law dictionary

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  • Discover — Dis*cov er, v. i. To discover or show one s self. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] This done, they discover. Decker. [1913 Webster] Nor was this the first time that they discovered to be followers of this world. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • discover — discover, invent To discover something is to find something that was hidden or not known; to invent something is to devise it by human effort: Halley discovered a comet and Galileo invented a telescope. Information as well as physical things can… …   Modern English usage

  • discover — [di skuv′ər] vt. [ME discoveren < OFr descovrir < LL discooperire, to discover, reveal: see DIS & COVER] 1. to be the first to find out, see, or know about 2. to find out; learn of the existence of; realize 3. to be the first nonnative… …   English World dictionary

  • discover — c.1300, divulge, reveal, disclose, from O.Fr. descovrir uncover, unroof, unveil, reveal, betray, from L.L. discooperire, from L. dis opposite of (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + cooperire to cover up (see COVER (Cf. cover)). At first with a sense of… …   Etymology dictionary

  • discover — [v] find, uncover ascertain, bring to light, catch, come across, come upon, conceive, contrive, debunk, design, detect, determine, devise, dig up, discern, disclose, distinguish, elicit, espy, explore, ferret out*, get wind of*, get wise to*,… …   New thesaurus

  • discover — ► VERB 1) find unexpectedly or in the course of a search. 2) become aware of (a fact or situation). 3) be the first to find or observe (a place, substance, or scientific phenomenon). DERIVATIVES discoverable adjective discoverer noun …   English terms dictionary

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