découvrir — meaning in English
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English meaning
- disclose verb To reveal information that was previously secret or unknown.
- discover verb To find or learn something for the first time.
- ferret noun A small, slender, domesticated relative of the weasel, sometimes used to hunt rabbits and other burrowing animals.
- find out phrasal verb To learn something you did not previously know, either by asking, checking or discovering it by chance.
- uncover verb To remove something that was covering an object.
- unearth verb To dig something out of the ground.
Senses
découvrir is used for these senses in English:
- discover (transitive) To find or learn something for the first time.
- discover (transitive, now, rare) To expose, uncover.
- ferret (by extension, ambitransitive) To uncover and bring to light by searching; usually to ferret out.
- find out (transitive) To discover or expose (someone) as disobedient, dishonest, etc.
- lay bare (figuratively) To expose to view, reveal, uncover.
- uncover To remove a cover from.
- unearth To uncover or find; to bring out from concealment
discover — full definition
- verb To find or learn something for the first time.
- verb To realize or become aware of something.