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 [dɪˈsɜːn]

vb

1. (tr) to recognize or perceive clearly

2. to recognize or perceive (differences)

[from Old French discerner, from Latin discernere to divide, from dis-¹ (apart) + cernere to separate]

discerner  n

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

1. distinguish, determine, detect, discriminate, pick out, differentiate, make a distinction We've been trying to discern a pattern in his behaviour.

2. see, perceive, make out, notice, observe, recognize, behold, catch sight of, suss (out) (slang), espy, descry Under the bridge we could just discern a shadowy figure.

Translations

discern [dɪˈsɜːn] VT

1. (= see) → distinguir

2. (= taste, smell) → distinguir, apreciar

3. (= detect) [+ problem, mistake] → localizar; [+ sb's intentions] → discernir
two major trends may be discerned → se pueden distinguir dos tendencias fundamentales

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discern [dɪˈsɜː^rn] vt

(= see) [+ shape, outline, figure] → discerner, distinguer

(= identify) [+ trend, pattern] → discerner

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discern

vt (with senses) → wahrnehmen; (mentally) → erkennen; he was too young to discern right from wrong → er war zu jung, um Recht von Unrecht unterscheiden zu können

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discern [dɪˈsɜːn] vt (frm) → distinguere, discernere

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discern [dɪˈsɜːn] vt (frm) → distinguere, discernere

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discern

v discern [diˈsəːn]

to see or realize; to notice We could discern from his appearance that he was upset. waarneem, uitmaak يَرى بِوَضوح، يُدْرِك различавам poznat, rozeznat opdage; erkende; opfatte erkennen διακρίνω percibir, distinguir, darse cuenta märkama تشخیص دادن؛ فهمیدن havaita discerner לְהָבחִין देखना, पताल गाना razlučiti, opaziti észrevesz melihat sjá, átta sig á scorgere, percepire 見付ける 알아보다 pastebėti, įžiūrėti saskatīt; ieraudzīt; atšķirt melihat merken, onderscheiden bli var, oppdage, skjelne spostrzegać aperceber-se a distinge заметить rozoznať zaznati primetiti skönja, märka มองออก farketmek, farkına varmak 辨認出 розрізняти, розпізнавати ادراک کرنا thấy rõ 辨认出