discovered

dis-cov-ered · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of *discover*: found something or someone unexpectedly or during a search.

  2. 2.

    Was the first to find or observe something.

  3. 3.

    Learned or found out about something for the first time.

  4. 4.

    Recognized the talent of someone.

Related words

Antonyms: concealed, hid, missed
See also: discover, discovery, uncovered
Synonyms: detected, found, revealed, uncovered

Etymology

From Old French descovrir, from Late Latin discooperire meaning "to uncover." The past tense form follows regular English verb conjugation with the -ed suffix.