discernir — meaning in English

English meaning

• discern verb To notice or perceive something, especially something not immediately obvious.
• sift verb To pass a dry substance through a sieve to remove lumps or separate fine from coarse.

Senses

discernir is used for these senses in English:

• discern (transitive) To distinguish something as being different from something else; to differentiate or discriminate.
• sift (transitive) To sieve or strain (something).
• sift (transitive) To examine (something) carefully.

discern — full definition

1. verb To notice or perceive something, especially something not immediately obvious.
2. verb To recognize the difference between two things.

sift — full definition

1. verb To pass a dry substance through a sieve to remove lumps or separate fine from coarse.
2. verb To examine something closely and methodically, especially to separate what matters from what doesn't.

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