DISCOVERING - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Verb

make a discovery, make a new finding

Example: Roentgen discovered X-rays; Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Verb

see for the first time

Example: make a discovery; Who discovered the North Pole?

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Verb

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

Example: She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water; We found traces of lead in the paint

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Verb

find unexpectedly

Example: the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb; she struck a goldmine; The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Verb

get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

Example: I learned that she has two grown-up children; I see that you have been promoted

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Verb

identify as in botany or biology, for example

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Verb

make a discovery

Example: She found that he had lied to her; The story is false, so far as I can discover

Meaning 8

Part of speech: Verb

make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

Example: The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold; The actress won't reveal how old she is; bring out the truth; he broke the news to her; unwrap the evidence in the harm case; The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings