<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity.</li><li>Synonyms: notice, ferret out, unearth, ascertain, discern, descry, detect.</li><li>to notice or realize: I discovered I didn't have my credit card with me when I went to pay my bill.</li><li>Archaic: to make known; reveal; disclose.</li></ul>