Appreciate and Discern

Appreciate

Appreciate verb - To have a clear idea of.
Usage example: I hope you appreciate just how much that collector's CD costs

Discern is a synonym for appreciate in action topic. In some cases you can use "Discern" instead a verb "Appreciate", when it comes to topics like knowledge, understand, know, sympathize with.

Discern

Discern verb - To have a clear idea of.
Usage example: we're still trying to discern the meaning of that cryptic remark

Appreciate is a synonym for discern in action topic. You can use "Appreciate" instead a verb "Discern", if it concerns topics such as knowledge, understand, know.

Common collocations

culture appreciate culture discern culture
name appreciate name discern name
nature appreciate nature discern nature
presence appreciate presence discern presence
Other words: form, time, game, details, differences.
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