Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #971 of 1319

discover (v.)

to find for the first time

Examples

  • Discover a cure.

Key rules

  • Discover means find something for the first time
  • Discover a cure, discover a planet
  • Discovery is the noun

Common mistakes

  • We discovered of a cure → We discovered a cure

Use cases

  • Science
  • Exploration
  • History
💡 Tip: Discover is different from invent: discover finds existing things.
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to come near; to deal with

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able to be used or obtained

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to stay away from

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a helpful result