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Synonyms for discern

Grammar : Verb
Spell : dih-surn, -zurn
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈsɜrn, -ˈzɜrn

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Définition of discern

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French discerner (13c.) "distinguish (between), separate" (by sifting), and directly from Latin discernere "to separate, set apart, divide, distribute; distinguish, perceive," from dis- "off, away" (see dis-) + cernere "distinguish, separate, sift" (see crisis). Related: Discerned; discerning.
  • verb catch sight of; recognize and understand
Example sentences :
  • The physical facts couldn't be denied, and beyond the physical facts I could discern nothing.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • In the nearer ranks we may discern the variety of ingredients that compose the mass.
  • Extract from : « Biographical Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • The second course was so equal that the keenest judges could not discern any vantage.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Within the door of the cottage you discern the wife, with her ruddy English cheek.
  • Extract from : « Main Street » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • She had an eye to discern, and a courage to seize, an important crisis.
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • It was impossible to discern in whom he took an interest, or whether he had an interest in any of them.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • There was still enough light in the steamy cabin to discern objects.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • The sharpest of eyes only discern the bluest and gloomiest objects.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 11, June 11, 1870 » by Various
  • I could discern tents and marquees, a throng of people moving among them.
  • Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Even my preternatural eagerness could not discern who they were!
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill

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