discovers
USdi-SKUV-urz/dɪˈskʌvɚz/Saydi-SKUV-uhzUK/dɪˈskʌvəz/AUS/dɪˈskavəz/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of discover.
The detective discovers a hidden motive behind the missing letters.
Each spring, the survey team discovers new species deep in the rainforest.
Note
The -s form agrees with a single subject in the present: she discovers, the team discovers, but they and we discover. It carries every meaning of the base verb, including the archaic one of revealing or making known, so a character who discovers his plans tells them. In chess, a move discovers an attack when it clears another piece's line. In a lawsuit, one side discovers a witness by questioning them.
discovers is a form of discover
discover, verb: To find or come to know something for the first time. Full entry
- Forms
- discoverdiscovers he/she/itdiscovering -ing formdiscovered past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- discover → discovers: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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