discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water; We found traces of lead in the paint

[ Syn: detect , observe , find , notice ]

get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; I learned that she has two grown-up children; I see that you have been promoted

[ Syn: learn , hear , get word , get wind , pick up , find out , get a line , see ]

make a discovery, make a new finding; Roentgen discovered X-rays; Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle

[ Syn: find ]

make a discovery; She found that he had lied to her; The story is false, so far as I can discover

[ Syn: find ]

find unexpectedly; the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb; she struck a goldmine; The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake

[ Syn: fall upon , strike , come upon , light upon , chance upon , come across , chance on , happen upon , attain ]

make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold; The actress wont reveal how old she is; bring out the truth; he broke the news to her; unwrap the evidence in the murder case

[ Syn: unwrap , disclose , let on , bring out , reveal , expose , divulge , break , give away , let out ]

see for the first time; make a discovery; Who discovered the North Pole?'

identify as in botany or biology, for example

[ Syn: identify , key , key out , distinguish , describe , name ]