Words / A2

di-SKUV-uh/dɪˈskʌvə/

To discover is to find something for the first time, or find out a fact: discover a café, discover that the shop is shut. Invent is make something new that did not exist; discover is find what was already there. Find is the everyday verb. Discovery is the noun: a scientific discovery.

Meaning

To find something for the first time, or to find out a fact.

Examples

• “They discovered a small café near the park.”
• “I discovered a shorter route to work.”
• “Scientists discovered water on the planet.”

Good to know

discover + place/fact. invent = create new. Noun: discovery.

Near in meaning

find

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