discover
pronunciation
How to pronounce discover in British English:
UK [dɪˈskʌvə(r)]
How to pronounce discover in American English:
US [dɪˈskʌvər]
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- Verb:
- discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
- make a discovery, make a new finding
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- make a discovery
- find unexpectedly
- make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- see for the first time; make a discovery
- identify as in botany or biology, for example
Word Origin
- discover (v.)
- c. 1300, "divulge, reveal, disclose," from Old French descovrir "uncover, unroof, unveil, reveal, betray," from Late Latin discooperire, from Latin dis- "opposite of" (see dis-) + cooperire "to cover up" (see cover). At first with a sense of betrayal or malicious exposure (discoverer originally meant "informant"); the meaning "to obtain knowledge or sight of what was not known" is from 1550s. Related: Discovered; discovering.
Antonym
Example
- 1. I was very happy to discover that .
- 2. Maybe I will become a scientist and discover the answer .
- 3. Discover the language by yourself , like a child growing up .
- 4. Open minds discover great things .
- 5. We live only to discover beauty .