Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to discern
Participle: discerned
Gerund: discerning
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | discern |
| you | discern |
| he;she;it | discerns |
| we | discern |
| you | discern |
| they | discern |
Perfect
| I | have discerned |
| you | have discerned |
| he;she;it | has discerned |
| we | have discerned |
| you | have discerned |
| they | have discerned |
Past
| I | discerned |
| you | discerned |
| he;she;it | discerned |
| we | discerned |
| you | discerned |
| they | discerned |
Pluperfect
| I | had discerned |
| you | had discerned |
| he;she;it | had discerned |
| we | had discerned |
| you | had discerned |
| they | had discerned |
Future
| I | will discern |
| you | will discern |
| he;she;it | will discern |
| we | will discern |
| you | will discern |
| they | will discern |
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 |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | discern |
| you | discern |
| he;she;it | discern |
| we | discern |
| you | discern |
| they | discern |
Perfect
| I | have discerned |
| you | have discerned |
| he;she;it | have discerned |
| we | have discerned |
| you | have discerned |
| they | have discerned |
Imperfect
| I | discerned |
| you | discerned |
| he;she;it | discerned |
| we | discerned |
| you | discerned |
| they | discerned |
Pluperfect
| I | had discerned |
| you | had discerned |
| he;she;it | had discerned |
| we | had discerned |
| you | had discerned |
| they | had discerned |
Conditional
Present
| I | would discern |
| you | would discern |
| he;she;it | would discern |
| we | would discern |
| you | would discern |
| they | would discern |
Perfect
| I | would have discerned |
| you | would have discerned |
| he;she;it | would have discerned |
| we | would have discerned |
| you | would have discerned |
| they | would have discerned |
Imperative
| you | discern |
| we | Let's discern |
| you | discern |
Verbs conjugated like 'discern'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'discern'
discerp,
decern,
discard,
discede,
discept,
discord,
discure,
dishorn,
dissert,
dister,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- detect with the senses
- perceive
- especially with the eyes
- see
- perceive, recognize, or comprehend with the mind
- spot
- distinguish something as being different
- tell apart
- to use biological senses
- make out, perceive, sense
- notice
- know, note, apprehend, penetrate, behold, sense
- determine
- penetrate, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, judge
Antonyms
- notice
- disregard, miss, neglect, ignore
- determine
- hesitate, vacillate, waver, falter
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English discernen, from Old French discerner, from Latin discernere (“to separate, divide, distinguish, discern”), from dis- (“apart”) + cernere (“to distinguish”); see certain. See: Latin '
discernere'.
Sample Sentences
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There was a sound in that chamber, first of one who stepped quickly. It was Miss Ophelia, who had resolved to sit up all night with her little charge, and who, at the turn of the night, had discerned what experienced nurses significantly call “ a change. ” The outer door was quickly opened, and Tom, who was watching outside, was on the alert, in a moment.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)