discover
Usage
What are other ways to say discover?
The verb discover is used with objective clauses as a synonym of learn in order to suggest that the new information acquired is surprising to the learner: I discovered that she had been married before. To learn is to add to one's knowledge or information: to learn a language. To ascertain is to verify facts by inquiry or analysis: to ascertain the truth about an event. To detect implies becoming aware of something that had been obscure, secret, or concealed: to detect a flaw in reasoning.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Because pancreatic cancer is often discovered only after it has advanced, treatment options are limited and survival rates remain low.
From Science Daily
Investors waking up to volatile and panic-stricken markets on Monday may be surprised to discover that gold is now in negative territory for the year after a painful bout of profit-taking and deleveraging.
From MarketWatch
Chugai—which discovered the drug and licensed it to Roche—said the decision doesn’t affect the development of emugrobart in obesity, as the scientific rationale for continuing to investigate it remains strong.
"We discovered that, in conditions of high blood pressure, the lateral parafacial region is activated and, when our team inactivated this region, blood pressure fell to normal levels."
From Science Daily
While some of the cast, including Sir Michael Palin and Sir Lenny Henry, vividly remember reading The Magic Faraway Tree as children, others only discovered it later in life.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
