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discover
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
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verb
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
“I learned that she has two grown-up children”
verb
identify as in botany or biology, for example
verb
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
“The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold”
verb
make a discovery, make a new finding
“Roentgen discovered X-rays”
verb
see for the first time; make a discovery
“Who discovered the North Pole?”
verb
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
“She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water”
verb
find unexpectedly
“the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb”
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I learned that she has two grown-up children
I see that you have been promoted
The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold
The actress won't reveal how old she is
bring out the truth
he broke the news to her
unwrap the evidence in the murder case
Roentgen discovered X-rays
Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle
Who discovered the North Pole?
She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water
We found traces of lead in the paint
the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb
she struck a goldmine
The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake
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