Complete Definition of "discover"

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English

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/dɪs�k�v�/, SAMPA|/dIs"kVv@/
(General American|US) IPA|/dɪs�k�v�/, SAMPA|/dIs"kVv@`/
audio|en-us-discover.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�v�(r)|-�v�(r)

Verb
en-verb

  1. (somewhat dated) To expose something previously covered.

#: The gust of wind discovered a bone in the sand.

  1. To find something for the first time.

#: Turning the corner, I discovered a lovely little shop.

  1. chess To create by moving a piece out of another piece's line of attack.

#: This move discovers an attack on a vital pawn.

Related terms
discovery
discovered attack
discovered check

Translations

Arabic: إ��ت�ش�
Catalan: descobrir
Czech: objevit
Danish: opdage
Dutch: ontdekken
Finnish: löytää (2)
French: découvrir
German: entdecken
Hebrew: ��ש�ף (lakhsof) (1); ����ת (legalot) (2)
Ido: des-kovrar
Italian: scoprire
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Modern Greek: ανακαλ����
Malayalam: �ണ���പി�ിയ������ (kantupitiykkuka)
Norwegian: oppdage
Romanian: descoperi
Sardinian: scoberri
Scots: diskiver
Sicilian: scopriri (1), addunarisi (2)
Slovene: odkriti
Spanish: descubrir
Swedish: upptäcka (2)
Portuguese: descobrir

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