discern
verb (used with object)
to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend.
has discerned
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present perfectof discern (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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A game-changing technique for imaging molecules has produced its sharpest pictures yet — and, for the first time, has discerned individual atoms in a protein.
From Nature ● Jun. 3, 2020
A shrewd bird, he has discerned that the Hoggetts, his owners, keep farm animals around only if they are gainfully employed, but all of his efforts to find a job have failed.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 22, 2016
In recent days, Mr. Domingo said, he has discerned a shift around “Birth,” with more people being able to see it on its own merit.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2016
By the end of The Art of the Deal Trump has discerned he, too, has a purpose.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 14, 2015
Besides it is said, that one must make W.S.W., when one has discerned Cape Blanco; and it is probable we had not got sight of it in the evening, as was supposed.
