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).
was discovering
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past progressiveof discover.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Her lifeline, she says, was discovering a breast reduction Facebook group with nearly 6,000 members.
From BBC β May 22, 2026
What surprised the scientists was discovering that T cells themselves display CD47.
From Science Daily β Nov. 20, 2025
It was discovering it first and keeping it secret long enough to extract a haul before anyone else noticed.
From MarketWatch β Nov. 15, 2025
For Vincent it was discovering that in France a Quarter Pounder was called a Royale with Cheese.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 9, 2025
Plus I was discovering that I couldn’t look my own mother in the eye anymore either.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
