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discern

verb

detect with the senses

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
D
Ends with
N
Contains
IS
Scrabble score
10
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

dɪˈsɜːn

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Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. detect with the senses

    “The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards”

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Example Sentences

The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
I can't make out the faces in this photograph

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