Meaning of "discern" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DISCERN

From Old French discerner, from Latin discernere to divide, from dis-1 (apart) + cernere to separate.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF DISCERN

discern  [dɪˈsɜːn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISCERN

Discern is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb discern in English.

WHAT DOES DISCERN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of discern in the English dictionary

The definition of discern in the dictionary is to recognize or perceive clearly. Other definition of discern is to recognize or perceive.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DISCERN

PRESENT

Present

I discern

you discern

he/she/it discerns

we discern

you discern

they discern

Present continuous

I am discerning

you are discerning

he/she/it is discerning

we are discerning

you are discerning

they are discerning

Present perfect

I have discerned

you have discerned

he/she/it has discerned

we have discerned

you have discerned

they have discerned

Present perfect continuous

I have been discerning

you have been discerning

he/she/it has been discerning

we have been discerning

you have been discerning

they have been discerning

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I discerned

you discerned

he/she/it discerned

we discerned

you discerned

they discerned

Past continuous

I was discerning

you were discerning

he/she/it was discerning

we were discerning

you were discerning

they were discerning

Past perfect

I had discerned

you had discerned

he/she/it had discerned

we had discerned

you had discerned

they had discerned

Past perfect continuous

I had been discerning

you had been discerning

he/she/it had been discerning

we had been discerning

you had been discerning

they had been discerning

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will discern

you will discern

he/she/it will discern

we will discern

you will discern

they will discern

Future continuous

I will be discerning

you will be discerning

he/she/it will be discerning

we will be discerning

you will be discerning

they will be discerning

Future perfect

I will have discerned

you will have discerned

he/she/it will have discerned

we will have discerned

you will have discerned

they will have discerned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been discerning

you will have been discerning

he/she/it will have been discerning

we will have been discerning

you will have been discerning

they will have been discerning

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would discern

you would discern

he/she/it would discern

we would discern

you would discern

they would discern

Conditional continuous

I would be discerning

you would be discerning

he/she/it would be discerning

we would be discerning

you would be discerning

they would be discerning

Conditional perfect

I would have discern

you would have discern

he/she/it would have discern

we would have discern

you would have discern

they would have discern

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been discerning

you would have been discerning

he/she/it would have been discerning

we would have been discerning

you would have been discerning

they would have been discerning

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you discern
we let´s discern
you discern

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to discern

Past participle

discerned

Present Participle

discerning

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «DISCERN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «discern» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of discern

behold · descry · detect · determine · differentiate · discriminate · distinguish · espy · make out · notice · observe · perceive · pick out · recognize · see

TRANSLATION OF DISCERN

Find out the translation of discern to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of discern from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «discern» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 认识
• Translator English - Spanish: percibir
• English: discern
• Translator English - Hindi: विचार
• Translator English - Arabic: نستشف
• Translator English - Russian: различить
• Translator English - Portuguese: perceber
• Translator English - Bengali: উপলব্ধি করা
• Translator English - French: discerner
• Translator English - Malay: Perhatikan
• Translator English - German: erkennen
• Translator English - Japanese: 認識する
• Translator English - Korean: 파악하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Mbedakake
• Translator English - Vietnamese: phân biệt
• Translator English - Tamil: பிரித்தறிவது
• Translator English - Marathi: ओळखता
• Translator English - Turkish: farketmek
• Translator English - Italian: percepire
• Translator English - Polish: rozeznać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: розрізнити
• Translator English - Romanian: discerne
• Translator English - Greek: διακρίνουμε
• Translator English - Afrikaans: onderskei
• Translator English - Swedish: urskilja
• Translator English - Norwegian: skjelne

10 QUOTES WITH «DISCERN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word discern.

1

Daniel Alarcon

The impact of any particular writer on your own work is hard to discern.

2

James Mark Baldwin

In conclusion we may say, in view of the confirmation that our study has given of the parallelism between individual and racial thought of the Self, that in the history of psychology we discern the great profile which the race has drawn on the pages of time.

3

George Berkeley

The eye by long use comes to see even in the darkest cavern: and there is no subject so obscure but we may discern some glimpse of truth by long poring on it.

4

Anthony Bourdain

Bad food is made without pride, by cooks who have no pride, and no love. Bad food is made by chefs who are indifferent, or who are trying to be everything to everybody, who are trying to please everyone... Bad food is fake food... food that shows fear and lack of confidence in people's ability to discern or to make decisions about their lives.

5

Leroy Chiao

One of my challenges was to try to photograph the Great Wall of China. And I did actually take some photos, but it was hard to discern the wall with the naked eye.

6

Richard Foster

Leadership is an act of submission to God. To be a leader means listening to all kinds of people and situations. Out of that listening, we are hoping to discern the mind of God as best we can. This is the price of leadership - it's an act of sacrifice. So leadership is part and parcel of the work of submission to God.

7

Frederick Henry Hedge

And I seemed to discern a power and meaning in the old, which the more impassioned would not allow.

8

Margaret Heffernan

A great deal of creativity is about pattern recognition, and what you need to discern patterns is tons of data. Your mind collects that data by taking note of random details and anomalies easily seen every day: quirks and changes that, eventually, add up to insights.

9

Yayoi Kusama

I believe that eyes are very important motifs. That's something that can discern the peace and love.

10

Lactantius

The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false; the second, to know that which is true.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISCERN»

Discover the use of discern in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to discern and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Learn to discern

This expanded and updated edition of Learn to Discern gives parents the untold truth about entertainment, advertising, and the Internet and tells them how these things affect--or inflict-- their children. Countermeasures are suggested.

Robert G. DeMoss, 1997

Breaking the Threefold Demonic Cord: How to Discern and ...

The joining together of this "threefold cord" is the enemy's secret weapon--and it is gaining alarming momentum against believers. This is no time for fear; it is time for action.

Sandie Freed, 2008

Reckless Faith: When the Church Loses Its Will to Discern

John MacArthur attempts to set them straight.

John MacArthur, 1994

Look Before You Lead: How to Discern and Shape Your Church ...

He has done it again with Look Before You Lead."--Randy Frazee, author of The Heart of the Story; senior minister of Oak Hills Church "There's no one better to bring a step-by-step leadership guide to pastors than Aubrey Malphurs.

Aubrey Malphurs, 2013

11 Innovations in the Local Church: How Today's Leaders Can ...

Discover a dozen types of innovation, each with profiles of congregations that have implemented that innovation. This is more than a show and tell tour, however.

Elmer L. Towns, Ed Stetzer, Warren Bird, 2007

Be Wise (1 Corinthians): Discern the Difference Between ...

Part of Dr. Warren W. Wiersbe's best-selling "BE" commentary series, Be Wise has now been updated with study questions and a new introduction by Ken Baugh.

Warren W. Wiersbe, 2010

The Wiersbe Bible Study Series: 1 Corinthians: Discern the ...

The Wiersbe Bible Study Series explores timeless wisdom found in God's Word. Based on Dr. Warren W. Wiersbe's popular "BE" series of commentaries, each study provides topical, relevant insights from selected books of the Bible.

Warren W. Wiersbe, 2012

Subsymbolic Natural Language Processing: An Integrated Model ...

Risto Miikkulainen draws on recent connectionist work in language comprehension tocreate a model that can understand natural language.

Risto Miikkulainen, 1993

Fairies are Real But Witches Aren't: Children's Ability to ...

Three- to 5-year-old's ability to discern emotionally evocative fantastic and real information was examined in two studies.

Nathalie Ruth Carrick, 2008

Twisting the Truth: Learning to Discern in a Culture of ...

This six-session video-based study led by Andy Stanley will help your group understand how the truth can get twisted and distorted and how it impacts our lives.

Andy Stanley, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISCERN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term discern is used in the context of the following news items.

Medicare to cover end-of-life counseling | The Sacramento Bee

The counseling aims to discern the type of treatment patients want in their last days, with options ranging from care that's more focused on ... «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»

Here's what Google can do with all that new ridesharing data

For example, it can now track the most popular work routes and discern where the highest volume of users are headed to. RideWith can tune ... «The Next Web, Jul 15»

Sperm RNA-seq Study Reveals Potential Biomarkers for Diagnosing …

"Current standard tests have a limited capacity to discern male factor infertility and thereby be predictive of fertility treatment success for couples ... «GenomeWeb, Jul 15»

Medicare to cover end-of-life counseling

The counseling aims to discern the type of treatment patients want in their last days, with options ranging from care that's more focused on ... «WTSP 10 News, Jul 15»

Franz Kafka · Short Cuts · LRB 16 July 2015 - London Review of Books

... have in a sense taken their lessons forward; if we think we can discern in these infinitely detailed chronicles certain principles that would appear to suggest the ... «London Review of Books, Jul 15»

State tests road outside Treece for weaknesses - Joplin Globe: Local …

The seismic testing machine can discern deteriorated mine shafts or drifts that could pose trouble for road construction and motorists. «Joplin Globe, Jul 15»

Trevisio's New Menu Makes Healthy Eating Easier | Houstonia …

Instead, we rarely have the tools necessary to immediately discern the nutrition content of a meal, and studies have long shown that Americans ... «Houstonia Magazine, Jul 15»

Are the ancient planets discovered around Kapteyn's Star for real?

Is it possible to discern the starspot cycle that we're seeing on Kapteyn's Star? "We infer the presence of active magnetic regions—possibly ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»

(I can't) Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Patheos

Is it our job, as listeners, to discern the song's true meaning, working our way through all of its potential layers of irony? Or is it Holmes' job, ... «Patheos, Jul 15»

A breakthrough? - Daily Times

Here one can discern the commonality of interest and convergence amongst the Afghan Taliban, Kabul and Islamabad. Nobody wants a ... «Daily Times, Jul 15»