definition of
discover

[1] #1 discover v. [detect, observe, find, notice] discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint". wn

[2] #2 discover v. [learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, see] get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted". wn

[3] #3 discover v. [find] make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle". wn

[4] #4 discover v. [find] make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover". wn

[5] #5 discover v. [fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain] find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake". wn