discern

dis·cern  (d-sûrn, -zûrn)

v. dis·cerned, dis·cern·ing, dis·cerns

v.tr.

1. To perceive with the eyes or intellect; detect.

2. To recognize or comprehend mentally.

3. To perceive or recognize as being different or distinct; distinguish. See Synonyms at see¹.

v.intr.

To perceive differences.

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[Middle English discernen, from Old French discerner, from Latin discernere, to separate : dis-, apart; see dis- + cernere, to perceive; see krei- in Indo-European roots.]

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dis·cerner n.

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discern

Verb

to see or be aware of (something) clearly [Latin discernere to divide]

discernible adj

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

discern - 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" make out, tell apart, distinguish, spot, pick out, recognise, recognize resolve - make clearly visible; "can this image be resolved?" discriminate - distinguish; "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish"

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discern

verb see, perceive, make out, notice, observe, recognize, behold, catch sight of, suss (out) (slang) espy, descry

Translations

discern [dɪˈsəːn] vt → percibir, discernir (= understand); comprender

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discern [dɪˈsəːn] vt → discerner, distinguer

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discern [dɪˈsəːn] vt → wahrnehmen;

(identify) → erkennen

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discern [dɪˈsəːn] vt → discernere, distinguere