discern

dis·cern

 (dĭ-sûrn′)

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

1. To perceive with the eyes; detect or distinguish: discern a figure in the shadows.

2. To recognize or understand as being distinct or different: Researchers finally discerned the purpose of the gene. See Synonyms at see¹.

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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·cern′er n.

discern

(dɪˈsɜːn)

vb

1. (tr) to recognize or perceive clearly

2. to recognize or perceive (differences)

[C14: from Old French discerner, from Latin discernere to divide, from dis-¹ (apart) + cernere to separate]

disˈcerner n

dis•cern

(dɪˈsɜrn, -ˈzɜrn)

v.t.

1. to perceive by the sight or other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend.

2. to distinguish mentally; discriminate: to discern right from wrong.

v.i.

3. to distinguish or discriminate.

[1300–50; < Latin discernere to separate =dis- dis-¹ + cernere to separate]

dis•cern′er, n.

dis•cern′i•ble, dis•cern′a•ble, adj.

syn: See notice.

discern

Past participle: discerned
Gerund: discerning

Imperative

discern

discern

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"

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.

discern

verb

1. To perceive and fix the identity of, especially with difficulty:

descry, distinguish, make out, pick out, spot.

2. To perceive, especially barely or fleetingly:

catch, descry, detect, espy, glimpse, spot, spy.

3. To perceive with a special effort of the senses or the mind:

descry, detect, distinguish, mark, mind, note, notice, observe, remark, see.

4. To recognize as being different:

differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, know, separate, tell.

Translations

يَرى بِوَضوح، يُدْرِك

poznatrozeznat

erkendeopdageopfatte

erkennenwahrnehmen

διακρίνω

discernirvislumbrar

erottaahavaita

discernerpercevoirsaisirdéceler

sjá, átta sig á

discerneredistinguerericonoscere

įžiūrėtipastebėti

atšķirtieraudzītsaskatīt

bli varskjelne

farketmekfarkına varmak

明眼人辨认出

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

discern

[dɪˈsɜː^rn] vt

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

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

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

discern

[dɪˈsɜːn] vt (frm) → distinguere, discernere

discern

(diˈsəːn) verb

to see or realize; to notice. We could discern from his appearance that he was upset. waarneem, uitmaak يَرى بِوَضوح، يُدْرِك различавам discernir poznat, rozeznat erkennen opdage; erkende; opfatte διακρίνωpercibir, 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, onderscheidenbli var, oppdage, skjelnespostrzegać ليدل پوهېدل (په)، تشخيصول 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