- discern dis·cern vt
- [dɪ'sɜːn]
frm distinguere, discernere
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dis|cern´er — dis|cern «duh ZURN, SURN», transitive verb. to perceive; see clearly; distinguish or recognize: »Through the fog I could just discern a car coming toward me. When there are many conflicting opinions, it is hard to discern the truth. Not till the… … Useful english dictionary
dis|cern — «duh ZURN, SURN», transitive verb. to perceive; see clearly; distinguish or recognize: »Through the fog I could just discern a car coming toward me. When there are many conflicting opinions, it is hard to discern the truth. Not till the hours of… … Useful english dictionary
Discern — Dis*cern , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discerned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discerning}.] [F. discerner, L. discernere, discretum; dis + cernere to separate, distinguish. See {Certain}, and cf. {Discreet}.] 1. To see and identify by noting a difference or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Discern — Dis*cern , v. i. 1. To see or understand the difference; to make distinction; as, to discern between good and evil, truth and falsehood. [1913 Webster] More than sixscore thousand that cannot discern between their right hand their left. Jonah iv … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
discern — dis•cern [[t]dɪˈsɜrn, ˈzɜrn[/t]] v. t. 1) to perceive by the sight or other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend 2) to distinguish mentally; discriminate: to discern right from wrong[/ex] 3) to distinguish or discriminate •… … From formal English to slang
discern — dis|cern [ dı sɜrn ] verb transitive FORMAL 1. ) to notice something, especially after thinking about it carefully or studying it: discern a difference/pattern/reason 2. ) to see or hear something, especially something that is far away or not… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
discern — dis·cern … English syllables
Discerned — Discern Dis*cern , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discerned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discerning}.] [F. discerner, L. discernere, discretum; dis + cernere to separate, distinguish. See {Certain}, and cf. {Discreet}.] 1. To see and identify by noting a difference… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Discerning — Discern Dis*cern , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discerned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discerning}.] [F. discerner, L. discernere, discretum; dis + cernere to separate, distinguish. See {Certain}, and cf. {Discreet}.] 1. To see and identify by noting a difference… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
List of Latin words with English derivatives — This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article both… … Wikipedia
