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1 discover
[dɪs'kʌvə(r)]verbo transitivo scoprire* * *1) (to find by chance, especially for the first time: Columbus discovered America; Marie Curie discovered radium.) scoprire2) (to find out: Try to discover what's going on!) scoprire•* * *[dɪs'kʌvə(r)]verbo transitivo scoprire -
2 chance on
1) (to meet by accident: I chanced on a friend of yours.) imbattersi in2) (to discover by accident: I chanced upon some information.) imbattersi in* * * -
3 find out
find out scoprire; find out [sth.], find [sth.] out scoprire, trovare [fact, answer, name, cause, truth]Ex:find out who, why, where — scoprire chi, perché, dovefind out that — scoprire che; find [sb.] out scoprire, smascherare [ person]; find out about/Ex:1) (discover by chance) scoprire (per caso) [plan, affair]2) (research) informarsi su, fare ricerche su [ subject]* * *1) (to discover: I found out what was troubling her.) scoprire2) (to discover the truth (about someone), usually that he has done wrong: He had been stealing for years, but eventually they found him out.) scoprire* * *1. vt + advinformarsi di, (truth, secret, answer) scoprireto find out that... — scoprire che...
2. vi + advto find out about — scoprire, (by investigation) informarsi su
we found out all about... — abbiamo scoperto tutto su...
* * *find out scoprire; find out [sth.], find [sth.] out scoprire, trovare [fact, answer, name, cause, truth]Ex:find out who, why, where — scoprire chi, perché, dovefind out that — scoprire che; find [sb.] out scoprire, smascherare [ person]; find out about/Ex:1) (discover by chance) scoprire (per caso) [plan, affair]2) (research) informarsi su, fare ricerche su [ subject] -
4 come upon
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discover — dis·cov·er vt 1: to find out about, recognize, or realize for the first time when the victim discover s the fraud see also discovery rule 2 a: to make the subject of discovery b: to learn of or obtain (informa … Law dictionary
chance upon — index discover, find (discover) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
chance upon — verb 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, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
chance on — verb 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, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
discover — verb (discovered; discovering) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French descoverir, descovrir, from Late Latin discooperire, from Latin dis + cooperire to cover more at cover Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to make kno … New Collegiate Dictionary
chance upon — Synonyms and related words: alight upon, blunder upon, bump into, come across, come on, come up against, come upon, discover serendipitously, encounter, fall in with, happen upon, hit upon, light upon, meet up with, meet with, run across, run… … Moby Thesaurus
discover — verb 1) firemen discovered a body in the debris Syn: find, locate, come across/upon, stumble on, chance on, light on, bring to light, uncover, unearth, turn up; track down 2) eventually, I discovered the truth Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
discover — v 1. discern, detect, descry, espy, notice, make out, perceive, distinguish, recognize, catch a glimpse of, catch sight of, Inf. spot; see, behold, observe, view, Brit. twig, Archaic. ken. 2. locate, find, determine, ascertain, put one s finger… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
discover — verb 1) firemen discovered a body Syn: find, locate, come across/upon, stumble on, chance on, uncover, unearth, turn up 2) I discovered the truth Syn: find out, learn, realize … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
discover — v.tr. 1 (often foll. by that + clause) a find out or become aware of, whether by research or searching or by chance (discovered a new entrance; discovered that they had been overpaid). b be the first to find or find out (who discovered America?) … Useful english dictionary
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