Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - discern
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Discern
discern
(discerns, discerning, discerned) 1. If you can discern something, you are aware of it and know what it is. (FORMAL) You need a long series of data to be able to discern such a trend... It was hard to discern why this was happening. VERB: V n, V wh 2. If you can discern something, you can just see it, but not clearly. (FORMAL) Below the bridge we could just discern a narrow, weedy ditch. VERB: V n
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verb Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French ~er, from Latin ~ere to separate, distinguish between, from dis- apart + cernere to sift — more at dis-, certain Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to detect with the eyes ~ed a figure approaching through the fog b. to detect with senses other than vision ~ed a strange odor 2. to recognize or identify as separate and distinct ; discriminate ~ right from wrong 3. to come to know or recognize mentally unable to ~ his motives intransitive verb to see or understand the difference • ~er noun • ~ible also ~able adjective • ~ibly adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. разглядеть, (у)видеть to discern a spire in the distance —- увидеть вдали (горный) пик 2. заметить to discern an odour —- почуять запах to discern a muffled sobbing —- услышать приглушенные рыдания 3. видеть, понимать; различать to discern no difference —- не видеть разницы to discern real causes —- обнаружить (понять) истинные причины only then did I discern how their feelings differed from mine —- только тогда я понял, насколько их чувства отличались от моих to discern good and bad (good from bad, between good and bad) —- различать добро и зло, отличать добро от зла 4. книж. отличать, отделять, выделять; делать, проводить различие ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) различать, распознавать; разглядеть (between/from) How can we discern the difference between two books in a dark room? Some people find it difficult to discern blue from green. we discerned a sail in the distance - вдали мы увидели парус to discern smb. s intentions - разгадать чьи-л. намерения 2) отличать; проводить различие to discern no difference - не видеть разницы Syn: see discriminate ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ v formal to see, notice, or understand something only after looking at it or thinking about it carefully; perceive (2) (In the distance I could just discern the hills near Tendaho. | discern who/what/how etc) (It was difficult to discern which of them was telling the truth.) - discernible adj (There is still no discernible improvement in the economic situation.) - discernibly adv ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- c.1380, from O.Fr. discerner "distinguish, separate" (by sifting), from L. discernere, from dis- "off, away" + cernere "distinguish, separate, sift." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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