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Discern (Verb)

Meaning

Detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph".

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Examples

  • She strained her eyes to discern the figure looming in the shadows at the edge of the road.
  • The smell of gas was hard to discern from the strong odors of the city streets at night.
  • The crew had to use specialized equipment to discern shapes on the dark ocean floor.
  • It's difficult to discern the speaker's voice when the room is so noisy and crowded.
  • I had trouble trying to discern the faint sound of the doorbell over the TV.

Synonyms

  • Spot
  • Tell Apart
  • Distinguish
  • Recognise
  • Make Out
  • Recognize
  • Pick Out

Hyponyms

  • Discriminate
  • Resolve

Related Words

  • Discernible (adjective)
  • Discernment (noun)
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