DISCERN


Meaning of DISCERN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪsɜ:(r)n ]

( discerns, discerning, discerned)

1.

If you can discern something, you are aware of it and know what it is. ( FORMAL )

You need a long series of data to be able to discern such a trend...

It was hard to discern why this was happening.

VERB : V n , V wh

2.

If you can discern something, you can just see it, but not clearly. ( FORMAL )

Below the bridge we could just discern a narrow, weedy ditch.

VERB : V n

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