Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to discover
Participle: discovered
Gerund: discovering
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | discover |
| you | discover |
| he;she;it | discovers |
| we | discover |
| you | discover |
| they | discover |
Perfect
| I | have discovered |
| you | have discovered |
| he;she;it | has discovered |
| we | have discovered |
| you | have discovered |
| they | have discovered |
Past
| I | discovered |
| you | discovered |
| he;she;it | discovered |
| we | discovered |
| you | discovered |
| they | discovered |
Pluperfect
| I | had discovered |
| you | had discovered |
| he;she;it | had discovered |
| we | had discovered |
| you | had discovered |
| they | had discovered |
Future
| I | will discover |
| you | will discover |
| he;she;it | will discover |
| we | will discover |
| you | will discover |
| they | will discover |
Future Perfect
| I | will have discovered |
| you | will have discovered |
| he;she;it | will have discovered |
| we | will have discovered |
| you | will have discovered |
| they | will have discovered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | discover |
| you | discover |
| he;she;it | discover |
| we | discover |
| you | discover |
| they | discover |
Perfect
| I | have discovered |
| you | have discovered |
| he;she;it | have discovered |
| we | have discovered |
| you | have discovered |
| they | have discovered |
Imperfect
| I | discovered |
| you | discovered |
| he;she;it | discovered |
| we | discovered |
| you | discovered |
| they | discovered |
Pluperfect
| I | had discovered |
| you | had discovered |
| he;she;it | had discovered |
| we | had discovered |
| you | had discovered |
| they | had discovered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would discover |
| you | would discover |
| he;she;it | would discover |
| we | would discover |
| you | would discover |
| they | would discover |
Perfect
| I | would have discovered |
| you | would have discovered |
| he;she;it | would have discovered |
| we | would have discovered |
| you | would have discovered |
| they | would have discovered |
Imperative
| you | discover |
| we | Let's discover |
| you | discover |
Verbs conjugated like 'discover'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'discover'
codiscover,
discolor,
discovre,
dissever,
miscovet,
rediscover,
undiscover,
becover,
cover,
descope,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- become known
- come to light, reveal, transpire
- ascertain
- hit, learn, descry, observe, detect, perceive, determine, reveal
- invent
- position, locate, contrive, originate
- detect
- scent, sniff, spot, track
Antonyms
- ascertain
- guess, presume, suppose, surmise
- invent
- copy, imitate, reproduce, execute
- detect
- overlook, omit, miss, mistake
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1300, from O.Fr.
descovrir, from L.L.
discooperire, from L.
dis- "opposite of" +
cooperire "to cover up." Originally with a sense of betrayal or malicious exposure (
discoverer originally meant "informant"), the modern meaning "to obtain knowledge or sight of what was not known" is from 1555.
2. From Middle English discoveren, from Old French descovrir, from Late Latin discoperīre < discooperiō, discooperīre, from Latin dis- + cooperiō. Displaced native Old English onfindan. See: Old French '
descovrir'.
Verbs referencing "discover"
Ido deskovrar.
Sample Sentences
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[...] it would be light, at sea, ’ a proposition to which we all assented; echoing ‘of course, of course; ’ though it would be exceedingly difficult to say why we thought so. I remember, too, when we had discovered and exhausted another topic of consolation in the circumstance of this ladies ’ cabin adjoining our state-room, and the consequently immense feasibility of sitting there at all times and seasons, [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] I never turned a corner suddenly without looking out for the clown and pantaloon, who, I had no doubt, were hiding in a doorway or behind some pillar close at hand. As to Harlequin and Columbine, I discovered immediately that they lodged (they are always looking after lodgings in a pantomime ) at a very small clockmaker 's one story high, near the hotel; which, in addition to various symbols and devices, [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] ” said Aunt Chloe. As the meeting had been held at Uncle Tom's weekly, for an indefinite length of time, without any more “ cheers, ” there seemed some encouragement to hope that a way would be discovered at present.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] ‘It has been remarked in former reports, that she can distinguish different degrees of intellect in others, and that she soon regarded, almost with contempt, a new-comer, when, after a few days, she discovered her weakness of mind. This unamiable part of her character has been more strongly developed during the past year.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] by his eager examination of everything he could feel or smell in his new location. For instance, treading upon the register of a furnace, he instantly stooped down, and began to feel it, and soon discovered the way in which the upper plate moved upon the lower one; but this was not enough for him, so lying down upon his face, he applied his tongue first to one, then to the other, and seemed to discover [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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When I mounted to my seat again, I observed a new parcel lying on the coach roof, which I took to be a rather large fiddle in a brown bag. In the course of a few miles, however, I discovered that it had a glazed cap at one end and a pair of muddy shoes at the other and further observation demonstrated it to be a small boy in a snuff-coloured coat, with his arms quite pinioned to his [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] for a long time, his letters had ceased to arrive; how she had written time and again, till she became weary and doubtful; how her health had failed under her anxieties, and how, at last, she had discovered the whole fraud which had been practised on them both. The letter ended with expressions of hope and thankfulness, and professions of undying affection, which were more bitter than death to the [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] him, laughed at his jokes, and forbore with his failings, to an extent which those who knew him thought perfectly incredible. But what more or other is to be known of Miss Ophelia our reader must discover by a personal acquaintance.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ O, certainly, she will discover that, and a world of wholesome truths besides, no doubt, ” said St. Clare.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] Hotel, and spirits are not to be had for love or money. This preposterous forcing of unpleasant drinks down the reluctant throats of travellers is not at all uncommon in America, but I never discovered that the scruples of such wincing landlords induced them to preserve any unusually nice balance between the quality of their fare, and their scale of charges: on the contrary, I rather suspected [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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-So that's how he discovered us ? -Exactly. But listen, if we get the dodo down,
(Descendants: Wicked Wonderland)
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what power do I choose ? Maybe the latest one I discovered, shrinking.
(Super-Charlie)