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"
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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