discern

Meaning of discern

verb

To detect with the senses, especially with the eyes.
To perceive, recognize, or comprehend with the mind; to descry.
To distinguish something as being different from something else; to differentiate.
He was too young to discern right from wrong.
To perceive differences.

Information about discern

It is a verb.
The plural form of discern is: discerns.
Languages in which discern is used:
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- English

Hyphenation of discern

dis-cern

It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
discern is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

discern synonyms

Meaning recognize:

recognize, distinguish

Meaning :

discriminate, ken, spy

Translation of discern

German: merken, gewahren
Spanish: percibir, observar, divisar, vislumbrar, distinguir, discernir, detectar, reconocer, sentir
Italian: notare, osservare, rilevare, trovare, distinguere, identificare, discernere, individuare, riconoscere
French: distinguer

Anagrams of discern

cinders, rescind

Words that rhyme with discern

Cern, cern, decern, secern, concern, nonconcern, overconcern, preconcern, unconcern, forediscern, prediscern, lucern, excern

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