English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

herauslesen — meaning in English

German → English · translate English → German instead

English meaning

  • descry verb To make something known; to reveal it.
  • discern verb To notice or perceive something, especially something not immediately obvious.
  • make out verb To kiss and embrace someone for a sustained period, in a romantic or passionate way.

Senses

herauslesen is used for these senses in English:

  • descry (transitive) To see, especially from afar; to discover (a distant or obscure object) by the eye; to espy; to discern or detect.
  • discern (transitive) To perceive, recognize, or comprehend with the mind; to descry.
  • make out (transitive) To discern; to manage to see, hear etc. [from 16th c.]

descry — full definition

  1. verb To make something known; to reveal it.
  2. verb (literary) To catch sight of something that is far away or hard to see.

discern — full definition

  1. verb To notice or perceive something, especially something not immediately obvious.
  2. verb To recognize the difference between two things.
Vocabulary Flow
Learn more English words in German.
Vocabulary Flow serves English words with the German meaning, one at a time — pronunciation and an example each time. Scroll it either direction.
Learn English in German

Related German words