DISCOVER


Meaning of DISCOVER in English

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

It was a terrible shock to ~ the full extent of the problem.

▪ be delighted to , be fascinated to , be intrigued to

▪ be fascinating to

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

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