Discern and Read

Discern

Discern verb - To make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes.

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Read and discern are semantically related in language topic. In some cases you can use "Read" instead a verb "Discern", when it comes to topics like catch sight of.

Nearby Words: discerning, discernment, discernible

Read

Read verb - To go over and mentally take in the content of.

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Discern and read are semantically related in language topic. Sometimes you can use "Discern" instead a verb "Read".

Nearby Words: reading, reader, readable, readability, readably

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name	discern name	read name
future	discern future	read future
time	discern time	read time
language	discern language	read language
Other words: emotions, lines, memories.

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For example, Dolores is able to discern a trend in the books Benard gives her to read.

Source: Series / Westworld
I read my first comic book at age four and it wasn't too difficult to discern how they operated.

Source: Viewers Are Morons
It can be a little hard to discern the exact placement of the fics chronologically sometimes, but they are all worth a read.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Bleach

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