Dictionary Check: discover

"discover" is a valid word!

Scrabble 14 points
Words with Friends 16 points

Definition

verb

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes

Example: "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"
verb

get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

Example: "I learned that she has two grown-up children"
verb

make a discovery, make a new finding

Example: "Roentgen discovered X-rays"
Synonyms:
verb

find unexpectedly

Example: "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"
verb

make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

Example: "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"
verb

see for the first time; make a discovery

Example: "Who discovered the North Pole?"

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