# discover

Pronunciation: US say "di-SKUV-ur" /dɪˈskʌvɚ/; say "di-SKUV-uh" UK /dɪˈskʌvə/, AUS /dɪˈskavə/

## Verb

1. To find or come to know something for the first time.
   - Simple: To find or learn about something for the first time.
   - _Researchers discover fossils that reshape our understanding of early life._
   - _He discovered a hidden talent for painting later in life._

## Verb

2. To explore or scout an area in order to learn its features or detect danger. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To explore an area carefully to find out what is there.
3. To reveal or make known information that was secret or unknown to others. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: To tell or show others something that was secret or hidden.
4. To uncover something, removing what covers it or exposing what was hidden from view. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: To take the cover off something so that it can be seen.
5. To show or reveal a quality or feeling unintentionally, without deliberate design. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To show a feeling or quality without meaning to.

## Other meanings

- (verb) To question a person under oath as part of the pretrial discovery process in a lawsuit.
- (verb) To create an attack by moving a piece out of the path of another piece behind it that then bears on the target.

## Origin

It comes from Middle English 'discoveren', borrowed from Old French 'descovrir', which traces back to Late Latin 'discoperīre' (from Latin 'dis-' plus 'cooperiō', to cover). It displaced the native Old English word 'onfindan'.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/discover (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).