discovering

dis-cov-er-ing · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Present participle of *discover*: in the process of finding something unexpectedly or during a search.

  2. 2.

    In the act of learning or finding out about something for the first time.

  3. 3.

    Being in the process of uncovering or revealing.

Related words

Antonyms: concealing, hiding
See also: discover, discovery, finding
Synonyms: detecting, finding, learning, uncovering

Etymology

From discover with the present participle suffix -ing. The base word derives from Old French descovrir, from Late Latin discooperire meaning "to uncover."