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discern

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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.

[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.]

dis·cerner n.

discern
Verb
to see or be aware of (something) clearly [Latin discernere to divide]
discernible adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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"
resolve - make clearly visible; "can this image be resolved?"
discriminate - distinguish; "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish"

discern
verb see, perceive, make out, notice, observe, recognize, behold, catch sight of, suss (out) (slang) espy, descry
Translations
discern [dɪˈsəːn] vtpercibir, discernir (= understand); comprender

discern [dɪˈsəːn] vtdiscerner, distinguer

discern [dɪˈsəːn] vtwahrnehmen;
(identify) → erkennen

discern [dɪˈsəːn] vtdiscernere, distinguere

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 분간하다, 알아차리다, 식별하다 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


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