verb (not used in the progressive tenses) (formal)
1 to know, recognize or understand sth, especially sth that is not obvious:
[VN] It is possible to discern a number of different techniques in her work. * He discerned a certain coldness in their welcome. * [Vwh-] It is often difficult to discern how widespread public support is. [also Vthat]
2 [VN] to see or hear sth, but not very clearly:
We could just discern the house in the distance.
discernible adjective:
There is often no discernible difference between rival brands. * His face was barely discernible in the gloom.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for discern is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does discern appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — discern appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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