verb
ADVERB
▪ quickly , soon
▪
We soon ~ed we'd been mistaken.
▪ suddenly
▪ subsequently
▪ eventually , finally
▪ accidentally
▪ first , originally
VERB + DISCOVER
▪ be amazed to , be astonished to , be astounded to , be surprised to
▪
She was surprised to ~ he was perfectly capable around the house.
▪ be alarmed to , be appalled to , be dismayed to , be horrified to , be a shock to , be shocked to
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It was a terrible shock to ~ the full extent of the problem.
▪ be delighted to , be fascinated to , be intrigued to
▪ be fascinating to
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It would be fascinating to ~ more about the town's history.
▪ be a surprise to , be surprising to
▪ be difficult to
▪ be possible to
▪ aim to
▪ attempt to , try to
▪
We are trying to ~ the truth about his disappearance.
▪ be able to , be unable to
PHRASES
▪ an attempt to ~ sth
▪ newly ~ed , recently ~ed
▪
recently ~ed evidence
▪ only to ~ sth
▪
I arrived at the campsite, only to ~ that it was closed for the winter.
▪ an opportunity to ~ sth
▪ waiting to be ~ed
▪
There's great talent out there just waiting to be ~ed.
Discover is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ archaeologist , ↑ explorer , ↑ researcher , ↑ scientist
Discover is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ answer , ↑ body , ↑ bug , ↑ cause , ↑ clue , ↑ compound , ↑ connection , ↑ corpse , ↑ correlation , ↑ culprit , ↑ cure , ↑ discrepancy , ↑ error , ↑ evidence , ↑ existence , ↑ extent , ↑ fate , ↑ fault , ↑ find , ↑ flaw , ↑ galaxy , ↑ gold , ↑ identity , ↑ joy , ↑ leak , ↑ link , ↑ love , ↑ lump , ↑ mistake , ↑ moon , ↑ mystery , ↑ oil , ↑ passion , ↑ principle , ↑ problem , ↑ reason , ↑ recipe , ↑ relationship , ↑ relic , ↑ remains , ↑ secret , ↑ self , ↑ skeleton , ↑ strain , ↑ strength , ↑ talent , ↑ trace , ↑ treasure , ↑ truth , ↑ virus , ↑ vulnerability , ↑ way , ↑ wonder , ↑ wreck