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discern::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | distinguish, make out, pick out, recognise, recognize, spot, tell apart |
| Has types | discriminate, resolve |
| Derivation | discernible, discernment |
Examples of discern
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It is difficult to discern what part faith played in Kennedy's political career.
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Unable to discern if the whole thing was a stunt, the audience laughs awkwardly.
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Just how helpful low interest rates were for economic growth is hard to discern.
From the nytimes.com
But give it time, Sue Woolfe advises, and the eye comes to discern its contours.
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How much Christianity Constantine adopted at this point is difficult to discern.
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After a while you will learn to discern challenging discomfort from injury pain.
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Quite what it does for the average Lexus owner, however, is difficult to discern.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Retailers do study buying patterns for the weekend to discern shoppers'mindset.
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The authors found that people with smaller fingers could discern tighter grooves.
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- Spot: 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"
- (discerning) having or revealing keen insight and good judgment; "a discerning critic"; "a discerning reader"
- (discerning) apprehensive: quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- To detect with the senses, especially with the eyes; To perceive, recognize, or comprehend with the mind; to descry; To distinguish something as being different from something else; to differentiate; To perceive differences
- To distinguish, discriminate and make balanced judgments.
- To separate, make a distinction, give judgment, be partial.
- Verb | to perceive, detect | As nearly as could be discerned, the second traveller was about fifty years old. (p.101)
