discover
verb (used with object)
to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown).
has discovered
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present perfectof discover (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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Filling in because of an injury, Tucker, a freshman, has discovered the importance of getting the ball to Davis, who has 11 touchdown receptions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
Panorama has discovered that the provider of Brian's house, Windrush Alliance, had to write off £1.8m due to the actions of previous directors.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Rather than finding one solution, artificial intelligence has discovered that there are more ways to play sound chess than previously believed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
"Our research group has discovered novel bioactive lipids in Japanese dietary fish, herbal teas, and seaweeds," Gowda adds, "helping to shed light on Japan's underexplored lipid-rich food resources."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
“The wildest of all our falcons, the one most intolerant of human beings, has discovered rats. She will be an enormous asset to Delhi.”
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
