discover

Verb

Verb Forms: discovered, discovering, discovers

• To find something unexpectedly or gain knowledge of it.
• discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
• get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
• make a discovery, make a new finding
  • "Roentgen discovered X-rays"
• make a discovery
  • "The story is false, so far as I can discover"
• 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
  • "Who discovered the North Pole?"
• identify as in botany or biology, for example
• To find or learn something for the first time.
• To remove the cover from; to uncover (a head, building etc.).
• To expose, uncover.
• To create by moving a piece out of another piece's line of attack.
• To question (a person) as part of discovery in a lawsuit.
• To reveal (information); to divulge, make known.
• To reconnoitre, explore (an area).
• To manifest without design; to show; to exhibit.

Examples

• I discovered my plans to the rest of the team.
• She hoped to discover a bingo word hidden among her letters.
• The gust of wind discovered a bone in the sand.
• This move discovers an attack on a vital pawn.
• Turning the corner, I discovered a lovely little shop. I discovered that they sold widgets.

Synonyms

attain, break, bring out, chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, describe, detect, disclose, distinguish, divulge, expose, fall upon, find, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, give away, happen upon, hear, identify, key, key out, learn, let on, let out, light upon, name, notice, observe, pick up, reveal, see, strike, unwrap, catch, check, determine, discover, disinter, fish up, locate, map, navigate, pinpoint, place, position, recognize, search, spot, trace, track, uncover, unearth

Antonyms

conceal, cover, cover up, hide, miss, overlook

Related Words

detect, find, invent, stumble upon