{
    "term": "discover",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "discover",
            "heSheIt": "discovers"
        },
        "pastSimple": "discovered",
        "pastParticiple": "discovered",
        "ingForm": "discovering"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to be the first person to become aware that a particular place or thing exists",
            "sensetop": "discover something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Cook is credited with discovering Hawaii."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Scientists around the world are working to discover a cure for the disease."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **newly discovered** snake species"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They **first discovered **this protein about five years ago."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **recently discovered** two fungi that were new to science."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Researchers are hoping to discover new way to purify water."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They claim to have discovered a direct correlation between the nuclear tests and earthquakes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is credited with having discovered the first recipe for gin back in the 1600s."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Scientific research"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["quickly", "soon", "suddenly"],
                "verb + discover": [
                    "be amazed to",
                    "be astonished to",
                    "be astounded to"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "an attempt to discover something",
                    "newly discovered",
                    "recently discovered"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to find somebody/something that was hidden or that you did not expect to find",
            "sensetop": "discover somebody/somethingdiscover somebody/something doing somethingdiscover somebody/something + adj.",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Police discovered a large stash of drugs while searching the house.",
                    "contextForm": "discover somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We discovered this beach while we were sailing around the island."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His **body was discovered** in the lake near his house."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was discovered hiding in a shed.",
                    "contextForm": "discover somebody/something doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was discovered dead at her home in Leeds.",
                    "contextForm": "discover somebody/something + adj."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The leak was first discovered last month."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The relics were discovered in a lead box in the ruins of an abbey."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["quickly", "soon", "suddenly"],
                "verb + discover": [
                    "be amazed to",
                    "be astonished to",
                    "be astounded to"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "an attempt to discover something",
                    "newly discovered",
                    "recently discovered"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to find out about something; to find some information about something",
            "sensetop": "discover somethingdiscover (that)…discover why, how, etc…it is discovered that…somebody/something is discovered to be/have…",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was determined to **discover the truth** about her neighbours.",
                    "contextForm": "discover something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to discover a secret"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've just discovered hang-gliding!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Discover the joys of yoga!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was a shock to discover (that) he couldn’t read.",
                    "contextForm": "discover (that)…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We never did discover why she gave up her job.",
                    "contextForm": "discover why, how, etc…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was later discovered that the diaries were a fraud.",
                    "contextForm": "it is discovered that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was later discovered to be seriously ill.",
                    "contextForm": "somebody/something is discovered to be/have…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She subsequently discovered that he'd been having an affair for several months."
                },
                {
                    "text": "But how had he discovered her whereabouts?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "recently discovered evidence"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We soon discovered we'd been mistaken."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are trying to discover the truth about his disappearance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was surprised to discover he had never learned to drive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It would be fascinating to discover more about the town's history."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was a terrible shock to discover the full extent of the problem."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["quickly", "soon", "suddenly"],
                "verb + discover": [
                    "be amazed to",
                    "be astonished to",
                    "be astounded to"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "an attempt to discover something",
                    "newly discovered",
                    "recently discovered"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to be the first person to realize that somebody is very good at singing, acting, etc. and help them to become successful and famous",
            "sensetop": "be discovered",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The singer was discovered while still at school.",
                    "contextForm": "be discovered"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's great talent out there just waiting to be discovered."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["quickly", "soon", "suddenly"],
                "verb + discover": [
                    "be amazed to",
                    "be astonished to",
                    "be astounded to"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "an attempt to discover something",
                    "newly discovered",
                    "recently discovered"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈskʌvə(r)/",
                "audio": "di/discover/discover__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈskʌvəz/",
                "audio": "di/discover/discovers__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈskʌvəd/",
                "audio": "di/discover/discovered__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈskʌvərɪŋ/",
                "audio": "di/discover/discovering__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈskʌvər/",
                "audio": "di/discover/discover__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈskʌvərz/",
                "audio": "di/discover/discovers__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈskʌvərd/",
                "audio": "di/discover/discovered__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈskʌvərɪŋ/",
                "audio": "di/discover/discovering__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (in the sense ‘make known’): from Old French descovrir, from late Latin discooperire, from Latin dis- (expressing reversal) + cooperire ‘cover completely’, from co- (expressing intensive force) + operire ‘to cover’."
}