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discern

verb

dis·​cern di-ˈsərn How to pronounce discern (audio) -ˈzərn How to pronounce discern (audio)
discerned; discerning; discerns

transitive verb

1
a
: to detect with the eyes
discerned a figure approaching through the fog
b
: to detect with senses other than vision
discerned a strange odor
2
: to recognize or identify as separate and distinct : discriminate
discern right from wrong
3
: to come to know or recognize mentally
unable to discern his motives

intransitive verb

: to see or understand the difference
discerner noun

Synonyms

Example Sentences

A careful analysis of the "Nutrition Facts" panels might provide some guidance, but you would have to do a lot of math before you could discern the best choice. David L. Katz, O, The Oprah Magazine, August 2008 The ability to discern value at a glimpse, to sift the useful out of the rejected with as little expenditure of energy as possible, is the great talent of the scavenger. Matthew Power, Harper's, December 2006 Astronomers are delighted to have found 19 galaxies that appear to be bent out of shape. The distorted images are cosmic mirages, arcs or rings of light created when the gravity of a massive foreground object bends and magnifies the light from a galaxy lying behind it. Albert Einstein predicted the effect … in 1936, but telescopes at the time weren't powerful enough to discern it. R. Cowen, Science News, 21 Jan. 2006 Despite the layers of ironic hesitation, the reader soon discerns that the emotions informing the book are raw and, more importantly, authentic. Publishers Weekly, 13 Dec. 1999 The reasons behind this sudden change are difficult to discern. barely able to discern the garden gate through the mist See More
Recent Examples on the Web Paleontologists have been able to discern dinosaur colors, work out the timing of how quickly baby dinosaurs developed in their eggs, found dinosaurs that survived through the cold of Polar winters, and more. Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2022 From a photo of Ganymede by Juno taken in June 2021 scientists were able to discern new craters on its surface. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022 Most people wouldn’t be able to discern such microtonal shifts up or down 8 hertz. Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2022 Bigger is better To discern the universe's first, faint stars, Webb requires the largest mirror ever launched for astronomy. Marcia Dunn, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Dec. 2021 This is a great opportunity to discern the difference between resting and ruminating. Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2022 In contrast to the block letters, the other inscriptions were engraved in a curly script, thin and harder to discern. CBS News, 20 Aug. 2022 The best way to do that is to give you a basic step-by-step way of how to discern and figure this out for yourself. Susan Johnston, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2022 Police have not revealed how many victims Johnson has allegedly abused, but are looking for tips to discern more information about him. Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 19 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English discernen "to discriminate, perceive rationally, see," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French discerner, borrowed from Latin discernere "to separate, divide off, distinguish," from dis- dis- + cernere "to sift, discern, decide, determine" — more at certain entry 1

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

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The first known use of discern was in the 14th century

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