Definition of Discern in English :

Define Discern in English

Discern meaning in English

Meaning of Discern in English

Pronunciation of Discern in English

Discern pronunciation in English

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Discern

see synonyms of discern

Verb

1. discern, distinguish, make out, pick out, recognise, recognize, spot, tell apart

detect with the senses

Example Sentences:
'The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards'
'I can't make out the faces in this photograph'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Discern

see synonyms of discern
verb
1. (transitive)
to recognize or perceive clearly
2. 
to recognize or perceive (differences)

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Discern

see synonyms of discern
verb transitive
1. 
to separate (a thing) mentally from another or others; recognize as separate or different
2. 
to perceive or recognize; make out clearly
verb intransitive
3. 
to perceive or recognize the difference

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Discern

see synonyms of discern
tr.v. dis·cerned, dis·cern·ing, dis·cerns
1. To perceive with the eyes; detect or distinguish: discern a figure in the shadows.
2. To recognize or understand as being distinct or different: Researchers finally discerned the purpose of the gene. See Synonyms at see1.

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