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Meanings of discern in English

Portuguese
discernir
Catalan
dicenrnir
Spanish
sentir

Detect with the senses.

      discernir

      To see, discover or determine something, unclear, distant or hidden, by looking carefully.

          Usage of discern in English
          1
          She often tried to discern what he watched at any particular moment.
          Sister of the dead
          2
          It is not easy to discern the true picture from the data.
          The Irish Times
          3
          It takes a skilled hand to discern the truth from these Americans.
          American assassin
          4
          Afterwards we shall more rightly discern the thing which we search for:-
          The portable atheist: essential readings for the nonbeliever
          5
          I couldn't stop to try and discern the source of her interest.
          A fugitive truth: an emma fielding mystery
          6
          More than any word you may discern the answer from his actions.
          Book Four: Tales From Ancient Days
          7
          But to discern the words, she needed to be calm and unemotional.
          Immortal wolf
          8
          The comments thread that follows the piece does help discern the truth.
          Wired
          9
          I just managed to discern the names inscribed; they were all French.
          Bullets & Billets
          10
          This enabled him to discern the 'superior' Aryan races from inferior peoples.
          News.com.au
          11
          There was something wrong, but she couldn't quite discern what it was.
          The lost recipe for happiness
          12
          Regardless, you must keep in mind to discern well and research thoroughly.
          The South African
          13
          There was still enough light in the steamy cabin to discern objects.
          The Cruise of the Dry Dock
          14
          Within them, Asclepius could discern the shadows of people; adrift and asleep.
          Book Four: Tales From Ancient Days
          15
          Soon she could dimly discern the dark mass of the opposite side.
          The Devolutionist and the Emancipatrix
          16
          Here we may discern the first spontaneous outcroppings of the genuine humorist.
          Mark Twain
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          Translations for discern
          Portuguese
          discernir
          Discern through the time
          Discern across language varieties
          United Kingdom
          Common
          United States of America
          Common
          Ireland
          Less common