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discernir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • discern verb To notice or perceive something, especially something not immediately obvious.
  • tell verb To give someone information by speaking or writing; to say something to someone.

Senses

discernir is used for these senses in English:

  • discern (transitive) To detect with the senses, especially with the eyes.
  • discern (transitive) To perceive, recognize, or comprehend with the mind; to descry.
  • discern (transitive) To distinguish something as being different from something else; to differentiate or discriminate.
  • sort out (transitive) To clarify by reviewing mentally.
  • tell (transitive, or, intransitive) To discern, notice, identify or distinguish.

discern — full definition

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

tell — full definition

  1. verb To give someone information by speaking or writing; to say something to someone.
  2. verb To narrate or recount, as in telling a story.
  3. verb To order or instruct someone to do something.
  4. verb To know or work out something, often by noticing small clues.
  5. verb To inform an authority figure about someone's wrongdoing.

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