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discovered

dis·cov·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-skuhv-er]
    • /dɪˈskʌv ər/
    • /dɪˈskʌv.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-skuhv-er]
    • /dɪˈskʌv ər/

Definitions of discovered word

  • verb with object discovered to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice. 1
  • verb with object discovered to notice or realize: I discovered I didn't have my credit card with me when I went to pay my bill. 1
  • verb with object discovered Archaic. to make known; reveal; disclose. 1
  • noun discovered Simple past tense and past participle of discover. 1

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Origin of discovered

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Anglo-French discoverir, descovrir, Old French descovrir < Late Latin discooperīre. See dis-1, cover

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Parts of speech for Discovered

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

discovered popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

discovered usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for discovered

adj discovered

  • spotted — Radio, Television. pertaining to the point of origin of a local broadcast. broadcast between announced programs.
  • perceived — to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist.
  • opened — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
  • presented — to furnish or endow with a gift or the like, especially by formal act: to present someone with a gold watch.
  • unlocked — to undo the lock of (a door, chest, etc.), especially with a key.

adjective discovered

  • disclosed — Simple past tense and past participle of disclose.
  • recognised — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.

Antonyms for discovered

adj discovered

  • hidden — concealed; obscure; covert: hidden meaning; hidden hostility.
  • lost — no longer possessed or retained: lost friends.

verb with object discovered

  • covered — A covered area is an area that has a roof.

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