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discern
dis·cern D0254200 (dĭ-sûrn′)tr.v. dis·cerned, dis·cern·ing, dis·cerns 1. To perceive with the eyes; detect or distinguish: discern a figure in the shadows.2. To recognize or understand as being distinct or different: Researchers finally discerned the purpose of the gene. See Synonyms at see1.
[Middle English discernen, from Old French discerner, from Latin discernere, to separate : dis-, apart; see dis- + cernere, to perceive; see krei- in Indo-European roots.]
dis·cern′er n.discern (dɪˈsɜːn) vb1. (tr) to recognize or perceive clearly2. to recognize or perceive (differences)[C14: from Old French discerner, from Latin discernere to divide, from dis-1 (apart) + cernere to separate] disˈcerner ndis•cern (dɪˈsɜrn, -ˈzɜrn)
v.t. 1. to perceive by the sight or other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend. 2. to distinguish mentally; discriminate: to discern right from wrong. v.i. 3. to distinguish or discriminate. [1300–50; < Latin discernere to separate =dis- dis-1 + cernere to separate] dis•cern′er, n. dis•cern′i•ble, dis•cern′a•ble, adj. syn: See notice. discern
Past participle: discerned
Gerund: discerning
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| I discern | | you discern | | he/she/it discerns | | we discern | | you discern | | they discern |
| Preterite |
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| I discerned | | you discerned | | he/she/it discerned | | we discerned | | you discerned | | they discerned |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am discerning | | you are discerning | | he/she/it is discerning | | we are discerning | | you are discerning | | they are discerning |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have discerned | | you have discerned | | he/she/it has discerned | | we have discerned | | you have discerned | | they have discerned |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was discerning | | you were discerning | | he/she/it was discerning | | we were discerning | | you were discerning | | they were discerning |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had discerned | | you had discerned | | he/she/it had discerned | | we had discerned | | you had discerned | | they had discerned |
| Future |
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| I will discern | | you will discern | | he/she/it will discern | | we will discern | | you will discern | | they will discern |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have discerned | | you will have discerned | | he/she/it will have discerned | | we will have discerned | | you will have discerned | | they will have discerned |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be discerning | | you will be discerning | | he/she/it will be discerning | | we will be discerning | | you will be discerning | | they will be discerning |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been discerning | | you have been discerning | | he/she/it has been discerning | | we have been discerning | | you have been discerning | | they have been discerning |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been discerning | | you will have been discerning | | he/she/it will have been discerning | | we will have been discerning | | you will have been discerning | | they will have been discerning |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been discerning | | you had been discerning | | he/she/it had been discerning | | we had been discerning | | you had been discerning | | they had been discerning |
| Conditional |
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| I would discern | | you would discern | | he/she/it would discern | | we would discern | | you would discern | | they would discern |
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| I would have discerned | | you would have discerned | | he/she/it would have discerned | | we would have discerned | | you would have discerned | | they would have discerned |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | discern - 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"make out, tell apart, distinguish, spot, pick out, recognise, recognizeresolve - make clearly visible; "can this image be resolved?"discriminate - distinguish; "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish" |
discernverb1. distinguish, determine, detect, discriminate, pick out, differentiate, make a distinction We've been trying to discern a pattern in his behaviour.2. see, perceive, make out, notice, observe, recognize, behold, catch sight of, suss (out) (slang), espy, descry Under the bridge we could just discern a shadowy figure.discernverb1. To perceive and fix the identity of, especially with difficulty:descry, distinguish, make out, pick out, spot.2. To perceive, especially barely or fleetingly:catch, descry, detect, espy, glimpse, spot, spy.3. To perceive with a special effort of the senses or the mind:descry, detect, distinguish, mark, mind, note, notice, observe, remark, see.4. To recognize as being different:differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, know, separate, tell.Translationsbli varskjelnefarketmekfarkına varmak明眼人辨认出discern (diˈsəːn) verb to see or realize; to notice. We could discern from his appearance that he was upset. 辨認出 辨认出discern
discern (someone or something) from (someone or something)1. To recognize the differences between people or things. I have a hard time discerning Jim from Greg, but they are identical twins after all. You can discern hydrangea from phlox by looking at their leaves.2. To gain information from someone or something. Her message was so cryptic that I couldn't discern anything from it—do you know what's going on?See also: discerndiscern between (someone or something) and (someone or something)To recognize the differences between people or things. I have a hard time discerning between Jim and Greg, but they are identical twins after all. You can discern between hydrangea and phlox by looking at their leaves.See also: and, between, discerndiscern between someone or something and someone or somethingto detect the difference between people and things. I cannot discern between the dark trees and the dark sky behind them. I cannot discern between the person and the background.See also: and, between, discerndiscern someone or something from something (else)to detect the difference between someone or something and something else. I can hardly discern Tom from the busy background in this picture. I can't discern anything from that cluttered scene.See also: discerndiscern something from someone or somethingto learn or determine something from someone or something. We discerned a lot from the eyewitnesses. We discerned a lot from our discussions with the past president.See also: discerndiscern
Synonyms for discernverb distinguishSynonyms- distinguish
- determine
- detect
- discriminate
- pick out
- differentiate
- make a distinction
verb seeSynonyms- see
- perceive
- make out
- notice
- observe
- recognize
- behold
- catch sight of
- suss (out)
- espy
- descry
Synonyms for discernverb to perceive and fix the identity of, especially with difficultySynonyms- descry
- distinguish
- make out
- pick out
- spot
verb to perceive, especially barely or fleetinglySynonyms- catch
- descry
- detect
- espy
- glimpse
- spot
- spy
verb to perceive with a special effort of the senses or the mindSynonyms- descry
- detect
- distinguish
- mark
- mind
- note
- notice
- observe
- remark
- see
verb to recognize as being differentSynonyms- differentiate
- discriminate
- distinguish
- know
- separate
- tell
Synonyms for discernverb detect with the sensesSynonyms- make out
- tell apart
- distinguish
- spot
- pick out
- recognise
- recognize
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