Definitions for discerndɪˈsɜrn, -ˈzɜrn
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
dis•cern*dɪˈsɜrn, -ˈzɜrn(v.t.)
to perceive by the sight or other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend.
to distinguish mentally; discriminate:
to discern right from wrong.
(v.i.)to distinguish or discriminate.
* Syn: See notice.
Origin of discern:
1300–50; < L discernere to separate =dis-dis -1+cernere to separate
dis•cern′i•ble(adj.)
dis•cern′a•ble(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
spot, recognize, recognise, distinguish, discern, pick out, make out, tell apart(verb)
detect with the senses
"The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph"
Wiktionary
discern(Verb)
To detect with the senses, especially with the eyes.
discern(Verb)
To perceive, recognize, or comprehend with the mind; to descry.
discern(Verb)
To distinguish something as being different from something else; to differentiate.
discern(Verb)
To perceive differences.
Origin: From discernen, from discerner, from discernere, from dis- + cernere; see certain.
Webster Dictionary
Discern(verb)
to see and identify by noting a difference or differences; to note the distinctive character of; to discriminate; to distinguish
Discern(verb)
to see by the eye or by the understanding; to perceive and recognize; as, to discern a difference
Discern(verb)
to see or understand the difference; to make distinction; as, to discern between good and evil, truth and falsehood
Discern(verb)
to make cognizance
Translations for discern
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- waarneem, uitmaakAfrikaans
- يَرى بِوَضوح، يُدْرِكArabic
- различавамBulgarian
- discernirPortuguese (BR)
- poznat, rozeznatCzech
- erkennenGerman
- opdage; erkende; opfatteDanish
- διακρίνωGreek
- percibir, distinguir, darse cuentaSpanish
- märkamaEstonian
- تشخیص دادن؛ فهمیدنFarsi
- havaitaFinnish
- discernerFrench
- לְהָבחִיןHebrew
- देखना, पताल गानाHindi
- razlučiti, opazitiCroatian
- észreveszHungarian
- melihatIndonesian
- sjá, átta sig áIcelandic
- scorgere, percepireItalian
- 見付けるJapanese
- 알아보다Korean
- pastebėti, įžiūrėtiLithuanian
- saskatīt; ieraudzīt; atšķirtLatvian
- melihatMalay
- merken, onderscheidenDutch
- bli var, oppdage, skjelneNorwegian
- spostrzegaćPolish
- تشخیص دادن؛ فهمیدنPersian
- ليدل پوهېدل (په)، تشخيصولPashto
- aperceber-sePortuguese
- a distingeRomanian
- заметитьRussian
- rozoznaťSlovak
- zaznatiSlovenian
- primetitiSerbian
- skönja, märkaSwedish
- มองออกThai
- farketmek, farkına varmakTurkish
- 辨認出Chinese (Trad.)
- розрізняти, розпізнаватиUkrainian
- ادراک کرناUrdu
- thấy rõVietnamese
- 辨认出Chinese (Simp.)
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