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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dih-surn, -zurn |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈsɜrn, -ˈzɜrn |
Definition of discern
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French discerner (13c.) "distinguish (between), separate" (by sifting), and directly from Latin discernere "to separate, set apart, divide, distribute; distinguish, perceive," from dis- "off, away" (see dis-) + cernere "distinguish, separate, sift" (see crisis). Related: Discerned; discerning.
- verb catch sight of; recognize and understand
- The physical facts couldn't be denied, and beyond the physical facts I could discern nothing.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- In the nearer ranks we may discern the variety of ingredients that compose the mass.
- Extract from : « Biographical Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- The second course was so equal that the keenest judges could not discern any vantage.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Within the door of the cottage you discern the wife, with her ruddy English cheek.
- Extract from : « Main Street » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- She had an eye to discern, and a courage to seize, an important crisis.
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
- It was impossible to discern in whom he took an interest, or whether he had an interest in any of them.
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- There was still enough light in the steamy cabin to discern objects.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
- The sharpest of eyes only discern the bluest and gloomiest objects.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 11, June 11, 1870 » by Various
- I could discern tents and marquees, a throng of people moving among them.
- Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Even my preternatural eagerness could not discern who they were!
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
Synonyms for discern
- anticipate
- apprehend
- ascertain
- behold
- descry
- detect
- determine
- difference
- differentiate
- discover
- discrepate
- discriminate
- distinguish
- divine
- espy
- extricate
- figure out
- find out
- focus
- foresee
- get a load of
- get the picture
- get wise to
- judge
- know
- make distinction
- make out
- note
- notice
- observe
- perceive
- pick out
- read
- remark
- rubberneck
- secern
- see the light
- see through
- separate
- severalize
- spot
- take in
- view
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