discern

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discern
[dɪˈsɜːn]
verbo transitivo
1distinguir, apreciar

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discern [di-sern]
1Columbrar, alcanzar a ver de lejos.
2Discernir, conocer, percibir, descubrir.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
3Discernir, distinguir. (n)
va.

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discern [dɪˈsɜːn]
verb:transitive
1 (see) distinguir
I discerned the house in the distance he discerns the outline of the island he had been aiming for she could not discern anyone on the boat he could discern the approaching figure only as a patch of blackness He could discern the individual blades of grass on the black shore
2 (taste, smell) distinguir; apreciar
I discerned a slight hint of garlic
3 (detect) [+problem, mistake] localizar; [+sb's intentions] discernir
two major trends may be discerned se pueden distinguir dos tendencias fundamentales
Haig could discern no consistent policy for the direction of the war an educator who limits his role to discerning and correcting his students' mistakes there were none missing that I could discern investigators hope to discern what kind of bomb was used They're trying to discern Jefferson's intent

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Verb Conjugation for "discern"

Imperative
  • discern
  • you discern
  • he/she discerns
  • we discern
  • you discern
  • they discern
Preterite
  • I discerned
  • you discerned
  • he/she discerned
  • we discerned
  • you discerned
  • they discerned
Present Continuous
  • I am discerning
  • you are discerning
  • he/she is discerning
  • we are discerning
  • you are discerning
  • they are discerning
Present Perfect
  • I have discerned
  • you have discerned
  • he/she has discerned
  • we have discerned
  • you have discerned
  • they have discerned
Past Continuous
  • I was discerning
  • you were discerning
  • he/she was discerning
  • we were discerning
  • you were discerning
  • they were discerning
Past Perfect
  • I had discerned
  • you had discerned
  • he/she had discerned
  • we had discerned
  • you had discerned
  • they had discerned
Future
  • I will discern
  • you will discern
  • he/she will discern
  • we will discern
  • you will discern
  • they will discern
Future Perfect
  • I will have discerned
  • you will have discerned
  • he/she will have discerned
  • we will have discerned
  • you will have discerned
  • they will have discerned
Future Continuous
  • I will be discerning
  • you will be discerning
  • he/she will be discerning
  • we will be discerning
  • you will be discerning
  • they will be discerning
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been discerning
  • you have been discerning
  • he/she has been discerning
  • we have been discerning
  • you have been discerning
  • they have been discerning
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been discerning
  • you will have been discerning
  • he/she will have been discerning
  • we will have been discerning
  • you will have been discerning
  • they will have been discerning
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been discerning
  • you had been discerning
  • he/she had been discerning
  • we had been discerning
  • you had been discerning
  • they had been discerning
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