discovered
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- v discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
- v get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- v make a discovery, make a new finding
Roentgen discovered X-rays - v make a discovery
- v find unexpectedly
- v make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- v see for the first time; make a discovery
Who discovered the North Pole? - v identify as in botany or biology, for example
- s discovered or determined by scientific observation
the discovered behavior norms
discovered differences in achievement
- He was unfathomably profound the genius among geniuses who discovered, merely by thinking about it, that the universe was not as it seemed.
- Until she discovered a secret weapon: if she applied a strip of glue to her eyelids, her eyes became wider, rounder, prettier.
- The area is well known for several minor painted caves and is a spelunker's paradise, but something that big would have been discovered long ago.