discover
Part of speech: verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: board-games
chess
games
law
Etymology: From Middle English discoveren, from Old French descovrir, from Late Latin discoperīre < discooperiō, discooperīre, from Latin dis- + cooperiō. Displaced native Old English onfindan.
Inflected forms:
form: discovers
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: discovering
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: discovered
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: discovered
pos: verb
tags: past
form: no-table-tags
pos: verb
tags: table-tags
form: glossary
pos: verb
tags: inflection-template
form: discover
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
form: discover
pos: verb
tags: first-person
present
singular
form: discovered
pos: verb
tags: first-person
past
singular
form: discover
pos: verb
tags: present
second-person
singular
form: discoverest
pos: verb
tags: archaic
present
second-person
singular
form: discovered
pos: verb
tags: past
second-person
singular
form: discoveredst
pos: verb
tags: archaic
past
second-person
singular
form: discovers
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: discovereth
pos: verb
tags: archaic
present
singular
third-person
form: discovered
pos: verb
tags: past
singular
third-person
form: discover
pos: verb
tags: plural
present
form: discovered
pos: verb
tags: past
plural
form: discover
pos: verb
tags: present
subjunctive
form: discovered
pos: verb
tags: past
subjunctive
form: discover
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: -
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: discovering
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: discovered
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: discovre
pos: verb
tags: alternative
obsolete
Senses:
gloss: To find or learn something for the first time.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Turning the corner, I discovered a lovely little shop. I discovered that they sold widgets.
All this has led to an explosion of protest across China, including among a middle class that has discovered nimbyism.
gloss: To remove the cover from; to uncover (a head, building etc.).
pos: verb
tags: obsolete
transitive
examples: He set down his bags beside him, on the beautiful red floor, and he took off his hat, for he had reached his destination, discovering his scant red hair, and laid it on the table beside him.
gloss: To expose, uncover.
pos: verb
tags: archaic
transitive
examples: The gust of wind discovered a bone in the sand.
gloss: To create by moving a piece out of another piece's line of attack.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: This move discovers an attack on a vital pawn.
gloss: To question (a person) as part of discovery in a lawsuit.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Indeed, the plaintiffs suggest that they may not need to call Ms. Samji at all if they are allowed to discover the defendant on the new documents before any new trial takes place.
gloss: To reveal (information); to divulge, make known.
pos: verb
tags: archaic
transitive
examples: I discovered my plans to the rest of the team.
Go, draw aside the curtains, and discover / The several caskets to this noble prince.
Prosperity doth best discover vice; but adversity doth best discover virtue.
It was in vain to diſcover my Reſentments, which were always turned into Ridicule; and I was forced to reſt with Patience while my noble and moſt beloved Country was ſo injuriouſly treated.
John discovered himself to his parents, and Elizabeth to hers, and the wedding-day was soon fixed, and such a wedding was never seen; before or since in the island of Rügen[.]
gloss: To reconnoitre, explore (an area).
pos: verb
tags: obsolete
transitive
examples: they seyde the same, and were aggreed that Sir Clegis, Sir Claryon, and Sir Clement the noble, that they sholde dyscover the woodys, bothe the dalys and the downys.
gloss: To manifest without design; to show; to exhibit.
pos: verb
tags: obsolete
transitive
examples: The scandal of a lie is in a manner lost and annihilated when diffused among several thousands; as a drop of the blackest tincture wears away and vanishes when mixed and confused in a considerable body of water; the blot is still in it, but is not able to discover itself.
The youth discovered a taste for sculpture.
The English Cooks keep all their Spices in separate boxes, but the French Cooks make a spicey mixture that does not discover a predominancy of any one of the spices over the others.
Synonyms: catch
check
come upon
detect
determine
discover
disinter
fish up
identify
learn
locate
map
navigate
pick up
pinpoint
place
position
recognize
search
spot
trace
track
unearth
explore
Antonyms: conceal
cover
cover up
hide
miss
overlook
Related words: detect
find
invent
stumble upon
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