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{ "term": "discover", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "discover", "heSheIt": "discovers" }, "pastSimple": "discovered", "pastParticiple": "discovered", "ingForm": "discovering" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to be the first person to become aware that a particular place or thing exists", "sensetop": "discover something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Cook is credited with discovering Hawaii." }, { "text": "Scientists around the world are working to discover a cure for the disease." }, { "text": "a **newly discovered** snake species" }, { "text": "They **first discovered **this protein about five years ago." }, { "text": "She **recently discovered** two fungi that were new to science." }, { "text": "Researchers are hoping to discover new way to purify water." }, { "text": "They claim to have discovered a direct correlation between the nuclear tests and earthquakes." }, { "text": "He is credited with having discovered the first recipe for gin back in the 1600s." } ], "topics": ["Scientific research"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["quickly", "soon", "suddenly"], "verb + discover": [ "be amazed to", "be astonished to", "be astounded to" ], "phrases": [ "an attempt to discover something", "newly discovered", "recently discovered" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to find somebody/something that was hidden or that you did not expect to find", "sensetop": "discover somebody/somethingdiscover somebody/something doing somethingdiscover somebody/something + adj.", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Police discovered a large stash of drugs while searching the house.", "contextForm": "discover somebody/something" }, { "text": "We discovered this beach while we were sailing around the island." }, { "text": "His **body was discovered** in the lake near his house." }, { "text": "He was discovered hiding in a shed.", "contextForm": "discover somebody/something doing something" }, { "text": "She was discovered dead at her home in Leeds.", "contextForm": "discover somebody/something + adj." }, { "text": "The leak was first discovered last month." }, { "text": "The relics were discovered in a lead box in the ruins of an abbey." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["quickly", "soon", "suddenly"], "verb + discover": [ "be amazed to", "be astonished to", "be astounded to" ], "phrases": [ "an attempt to discover something", "newly discovered", "recently discovered" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to find out about something; to find some information about something", "sensetop": "discover somethingdiscover (that)…discover why, how, etc…it is discovered that…somebody/something is discovered to be/have…", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "She was determined to **discover the truth** about her neighbours.", "contextForm": "discover something" }, { "text": "to discover a secret" }, { "text": "I've just discovered hang-gliding!" }, { "text": "Discover the joys of yoga!" }, { "text": "It was a shock to discover (that) he couldn’t read.", "contextForm": "discover (that)…" }, { "text": "We never did discover why she gave up her job.", "contextForm": "discover why, how, etc…" }, { "text": "It was later discovered that the diaries were a fraud.", "contextForm": "it is discovered that…" }, { "text": "He was later discovered to be seriously ill.", "contextForm": "somebody/something is discovered to be/have…" }, { "text": "She subsequently discovered that he'd been having an affair for several months." }, { "text": "But how had he discovered her whereabouts?" }, { "text": "recently discovered evidence" }, { "text": "We soon discovered we'd been mistaken." }, { "text": "They are trying to discover the truth about his disappearance." }, { "text": "I was surprised to discover he had never learned to drive." }, { "text": "It would be fascinating to discover more about the town's history." }, { "text": "It was a terrible shock to discover the full extent of the problem." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["quickly", "soon", "suddenly"], "verb + discover": [ "be amazed to", "be astonished to", "be astounded to" ], "phrases": [ "an attempt to discover something", "newly discovered", "recently discovered" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to be the first person to realize that somebody is very good at singing, acting, etc. and help them to become successful and famous", "sensetop": "be discovered", "examples": [ { "text": "The singer was discovered while still at school.", "contextForm": "be discovered" }, { "text": "There's great talent out there just waiting to be discovered." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["quickly", "soon", "suddenly"], "verb + discover": [ "be amazed to", "be astonished to", "be astounded to" ], "phrases": [ "an attempt to discover something", "newly discovered", "recently discovered" ] } } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/dɪˈskʌvə(r)/", "audio": "di/discover/discover__gb_2.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/dɪˈskʌvəz/", "audio": "di/discover/discovers__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/dɪˈskʌvəd/", "audio": "di/discover/discovered__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/dɪˈskʌvərɪŋ/", "audio": "di/discover/discovering__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/dɪˈskʌvər/", "audio": "di/discover/discover__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/dɪˈskʌvərz/", "audio": "di/discover/discovers__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/dɪˈskʌvərd/", "audio": "di/discover/discovered__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/dɪˈskʌvərɪŋ/", "audio": "di/discover/discovering__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English (in the sense ‘make known’): from Old French descovrir, from late Latin discooperire, from Latin dis- (expressing reversal) + cooperire ‘cover completely’, from co- (expressing intensive force) + operire ‘to cover’." }