discern

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /dɪˈsɜːn/
• (America) IPA: /dɪˈsɝn/
• (British) IPA: /dɪˈzɜːn/
• (America) IPA: /dɪˈzɝn/

Verb

discern (discerns, present participle discerning; past and past participle discerned)

1. (transitive) To detect with the senses, especially with the eyes.
2. (transitive) To perceive, recognize, or comprehend with the mind; to descry.
3. (transitive) To distinguish something as being different from something else; to differentiate.

   He was too young to discern right from wrong.

4. (intransitive) To perceive differences.

Synonyms

• (detect with the senses) See also Thesaurus:perceive
  • (especially with the eyes) behold, see; see also Thesaurus:see
• (perceive, recognize, or comprehend with the mind) ken, spy; see also Thesaurus:spot
• (distinguish something as being different) discriminate, distinguish; see also Thesaurus:tell apart

Translations

• French: discerner
• German: erkennen, wahrnehmen, bemerken, feststellen, merken, mitbekommen
• Italian: percepire
• Portuguese: perceber
• Russian: распознава́ть
• Spanish: percibir

Translations

• German: erkennen, verstehen, herauslesen, wahrnehmen
• Portuguese: discernir
• Spanish: vislumbrar, discernir

Translations

• German: unterscheiden
• Portuguese: discernir, distinguir, diferenciar
• Spanish: discernir

Translations

• German: unterscheiden
• Portuguese: discernir

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