discover

verb
dis·cov·er
/dɪˈskʌvə/

To find or learn something for the first time.

Example

“Turning the corner, I discovered a lovely little shop. I discovered that they sold widgets.”

Other meanings

To question (a person) as part of discovery in a lawsuit.
To remove the cover from; to uncover (a head, building etc.).

Related words

after-discovered evidence
discovered attack
discovered check

Example sentences

“Let them discover their own path forward.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“Here's someone you should discover if you don't already know him.”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

Word history

From Latin "dis-".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “discover” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.