Discern - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dɪˈsɜːrn|  American pronunciation of the word discern
Brit.  |dɪˈsɜːn|  British pronunciation of the word discern

verb

- detect with the senses (syn: distinguish, make out, pick out, recognize, spot)

Extra examples

The reasons behind this sudden change are difficult to discern.

...barely able to discern the garden gate through the mist...

Below the bridge we could discern just a narrow weedy ditch.

Some people find it difficult to discern blue from green.

It was hard to discern why this was happening.

Officials were keen to discern how much public support there was.

We could just discern a town in the distance.

How can we discern the difference between two books in a dark room?

...managed to discern a blurry, indistinct shadow through the downpour...

Notwithstanding the unassisted eye can discern no such thing.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: discern
he/she/it: discerns
present participle: discerning
past tense: discerned
past participle: discerned
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