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discover

/dɪsˈkʌvə/dih-SKUH-vur
/dɪsˈkʌvɚ/dih-SKUH-vur

Meaningto uncover

Common meaning: to find

Other meanings: to uncover

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchdescouvrir‘to discover’source
  2. Middle Englishdiscouerensource
  3. Englishdiscover‘to find’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French descouvrir ‘to uncover’.

Roots

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