(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you can ~ something, you are aware of it and know what it is. (FORMAL)
You need a long series of data to be able to ~ such a trend...
It was hard to ~ why this was happening.
VERB: V n, V wh
2.
If you can ~ something, you can just see it, but not clearly. (FORMAL)
Below the bridge we could just ~ a narrow, weedy ditch.
VERB: V n