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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•cov•er /dɪˈskʌvɚ/USA pronunciation v. - to gain knowledge of (something unknown): [~ + object]Radioactivity was discovered by Marie Curie.[~ + (that) clause]He discovered that not all prehistoric apes were the same.
- to notice or realize;
find out about:[~ + object]discovered the treasure quite by accident.
dis•cov•er•er, n. [countable] Compare discover and invent, two words that deal with something new. discover is used when the object is an idea or place that existed before, but few people or no one knew about it, and someone comes into the knowledge of it. In the sentence Columbus discovered the New World, the New World clearly existed, and was known to the people living there, but not to Columbus and the people of his time. invent is used when the object is a device or thing built. In the sentence Edison invented the light bulb, the light bulb did not exist before Edison invented it, nor was it known by anyone. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•cov•er (di skuv′ər),USA pronunciation v.t. - to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out;
gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown):to discover America; to discover electricity. - to notice or realize:I discovered I didn't have my credit card with me when I went to pay my bill.
- [Archaic.]to make known;
reveal;
disclose.
- Late Latin discooperīre. See dis-1, cover
- Anglo-French discoverir, descovrir, Old French descovrir
- Middle English 1250–1300
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice. Discover, invent, originate suggest bringing to light something previously unknown. To discover may be to find something that had previously existed but had hitherto been unknown:to discover a new electricity;
it may also refer to devising a new use for something already known:to discover how to make synthetic rubber.To invent is to make or create something new, esp. something ingeniously devised to perform mechanical operations:to invent a device for detecting radioactivity.To originate is to begin something new, esp. new ideas, methods, etc.:to originate a political movement, the use of assembly-line techniques.See also learn.
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