Discern
verb
Recognize or understand something, especially after thinking about it carefully.
The judge had to discern the truth of the suspect's statements.
Often appears as...
- discern the truth
- discern a pattern
verb
See or notice something that is not very clear or obvious.
From the hilltop, they could discern the city in the distance.
Often appears as...
- discern a figure
- discern an object
verb
Distinguish (someone or something) with difficulty by sight or with the other senses.
In the fog, we could barely discern the approaching ship.
Often appears as...
- discern shapes in the dark
- discern voices in the crowd
verb
Recognize or understand something, especially after thinking about it carefully.
The judge had to discern the truth of the suspect's statements.
Often appears as...
- discern the truth
- discern a pattern
verb
See or notice something that is not very clear or obvious.
From the hilltop, they could discern the city in the distance.
Often appears as...
- discern a figure
- discern an object
verb
Distinguish (someone or something) with difficulty by sight or with the other senses.
In the fog, we could barely discern the approaching ship.
Often appears as...
- discern shapes in the dark
- discern voices in the crowd
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Careful Thought
Use 'discern' to indicate a conclusion reached after careful consideration.
She discerned his intentions weren't pure after reflecting on his behavior.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Immediate
'Discern' implies a process, not an instantaneous recognition.
It took me a while to discern the theme of the novel.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Judgement
Use 'discern' for situations where judgement is not obvious or straightforward.
The expert could discern the fake painting from the real one.
Pro Tip 1/3Careful Thought
Use 'discern' to indicate a conclusion reached after careful consideration.
She discerned his intentions weren't pure after reflecting on his behavior.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Immediate
'Discern' implies a process, not an instantaneous recognition.
It took me a while to discern the theme of the novel.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Judgement
Use 'discern' for situations where judgement is not obvious or straightforward.
The expert could discern the fake painting from the real one.
Pro Tip 1/3Careful Thought
Use 'discern' to indicate a conclusion reached after careful consideration.
She discerned his intentions weren't pure after reflecting on his behavior.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Immediate
'Discern' implies a process, not an instantaneous recognition.
It took me a while to discern the theme of the novel.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Judgement
Use 'discern' for situations where judgement is not obvious or straightforward.
The expert could discern the fake painting from the real one.
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Don't fear superintellige...
but in the process I also teach it how to discern a good game from a bad game. If I want to create an artificially intelligent legal assistant, I will teach it some corpus of law but at the same time I am fusing with it the sense of mercy and justice that is part of that law. In scientific terms, this is what we call ground truth,
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What's below the tip of...
is above the water. The shape of the underwater portion is difficult to discern by looking at the above-surface portion. This has led to the expression, "tip of the iceberg." Here are some thing you might not know about the icy islands. The life of an iceberg begins many thousands of years before it reaches the ocean.
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Success, failure and the...
of fame and recognition and praise. And one of these fates is objectively seen by the world as bad, and the other one is objectively seen by the world as good, but your subconscious is completely incapable of discerning the difference between bad and good. The only thing that it is capable of feeling
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The gift and power of...
But there's a world of difference between stress and disappointment or stress and that knowing dread of "I'm in the wrong career." When we label our emotions accurately, we are more able to discern the precise cause of our feelings. And what scientists call the readiness potential in our brain
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Killer whale society PIPE...
the bottom sound familiar to anyone with me now back to the hunt in addition to the whales flanking and driving others will periodically bite onto the tail flukes of the blue weighing him down further and exhausting him also while it is difficult to discern from this footage
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A brief history of...
how we respond to even extremely difficult circumstances. There's also a long tradition of attempting to discern the value of sadness, and in that discussion, you'll find a strong argument that sadness is not only an inevitable part of life but an essential one.
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Which animal has the...
Exactly how they use their complex eyes is a mystery. Meanwhile, with just four kinds of color photoreceptors, goldfish actually excel at discerning subtle differences in shades. Finally, insects have mastered the ability to see the world... on the fly.
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Is math discovered or...
Their truth values are based on rules that humans created. Mathematics is thus an invented logic exercise, with no existence outside mankind's conscious thought, a language of abstract relationships based on patterns discerned by brains,
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Sophisticated Mountain...
fish and crustaceans like crabs crayfish and for the more discerning otter lobsters are the main delights on an otters menu they have been known to eat eggs birds and even small mammals too being mustelids otters are incredibly
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Safari Live - Day 138 PIPE...
Laurie I'm staring hard at that cloud and a hippo I'm afraid I'm failing to discern can you see a hippo focus focus is it looks like a nuclear bomb and
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Don't fear superintellige...
but in the process I also teach it how to discern a good game from a bad game. If I want to create an artificially intelligent legal assistant, I will teach it some corpus of law but at the same time I am fusing with it the sense of mercy and justice that is part of that law. In scientific terms, this is what we call ground truth,
Video examples
What's below the tip of...
is above the water. The shape of the underwater portion is difficult to discern by looking at the above-surface portion. This has led to the expression, "tip of the iceberg." Here are some thing you might not know about the icy islands. The life of an iceberg begins many thousands of years before it reaches the ocean.
Video examples
Success, failure and the...
of fame and recognition and praise. And one of these fates is objectively seen by the world as bad, and the other one is objectively seen by the world as good, but your subconscious is completely incapable of discerning the difference between bad and good. The only thing that it is capable of feeling
Video examples
The gift and power of...
But there's a world of difference between stress and disappointment or stress and that knowing dread of "I'm in the wrong career." When we label our emotions accurately, we are more able to discern the precise cause of our feelings. And what scientists call the readiness potential in our brain
Video examples
Killer whale society PIPE...
the bottom sound familiar to anyone with me now back to the hunt in addition to the whales flanking and driving others will periodically bite onto the tail flukes of the blue weighing him down further and exhausting him also while it is difficult to discern from this footage
Video examples
A brief history of...
how we respond to even extremely difficult circumstances. There's also a long tradition of attempting to discern the value of sadness, and in that discussion, you'll find a strong argument that sadness is not only an inevitable part of life but an essential one.
Video examples
Which animal has the...
Exactly how they use their complex eyes is a mystery. Meanwhile, with just four kinds of color photoreceptors, goldfish actually excel at discerning subtle differences in shades. Finally, insects have mastered the ability to see the world... on the fly.
Video examples
Is math discovered or...
Their truth values are based on rules that humans created. Mathematics is thus an invented logic exercise, with no existence outside mankind's conscious thought, a language of abstract relationships based on patterns discerned by brains,
Video examples
Sophisticated Mountain...
fish and crustaceans like crabs crayfish and for the more discerning otter lobsters are the main delights on an otters menu they have been known to eat eggs birds and even small mammals too being mustelids otters are incredibly
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Safari Live - Day 138 PIPE...
Laurie I'm staring hard at that cloud and a hippo I'm afraid I'm failing to discern can you see a hippo focus focus is it looks like a nuclear bomb and
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Baba Kalyani
Indian Businessman
From an operational perspective, exports challenge companies to design, develop, manufacture and supply products to discerning customers in global markets. This, in turn, motivates companies to scale up the value chain, which results in higher realisations.
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Chuck Todd
American Journalist
Every election matters. Anyone that tells you otherwise doesn't understand politics. That said, not every election sends sweeping messages that are easy to discern, but every election provides lessons worth learning.
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Terry Tempest Williams
American Author
I will never be able to say what is in my heart because words fail us, because it is in our nature to protect, because there are times when what is public and what is private must be discerned.
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Devin Townsend
Canadian Musician
I tend to find in my musical world people end up appearing, and I'm pretty good at being able to discern right away whether or not they are going to be appropriate based on their personality.
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Thomas Hooker
American Celebrity
So that godly sorrow may be discerned by this train of graces wherewith it is accompanied, that worldly sorrow wants, at least in the truth of them, though it may have some shadows of them.
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AJ Michalka
American Musician
Surrounding yourself with a great team that is really discerning and not pushing or rushing into a certain direction that doesn't seem like a progressive flow is really important.
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Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
French Diplomat
To succeed in the world, it is much more necessary to possess the penetration to discern who is a fool, than to discover who is a clever man.
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Scott Bakula
American Actor
In the fantasy, sci-fi world, the fans are so discerning and they're so tough and they're so intelligent, and they're so critical.
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Darin Strauss
American Writer
It's good training for a novelist to try to discern the truth about a place after only a few glimpses of it.
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Lactantius
Author
The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false; the second, to know that which is true.
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Baba Kalyani
Indian Businessman
From an operational perspective, exports challenge companies to design, develop, manufacture and supply products to discerning customers in global markets. This, in turn, motivates companies to scale up the value chain, which results in higher realisations.
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Chuck Todd
American Journalist
Every election matters. Anyone that tells you otherwise doesn't understand politics. That said, not every election sends sweeping messages that are easy to discern, but every election provides lessons worth learning.
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Terry Tempest Williams
American Author
I will never be able to say what is in my heart because words fail us, because it is in our nature to protect, because there are times when what is public and what is private must be discerned.
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Devin Townsend
Canadian Musician
I tend to find in my musical world people end up appearing, and I'm pretty good at being able to discern right away whether or not they are going to be appropriate based on their personality.
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Thomas Hooker
American Celebrity
So that godly sorrow may be discerned by this train of graces wherewith it is accompanied, that worldly sorrow wants, at least in the truth of them, though it may have some shadows of them.
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AJ Michalka
American Musician
Surrounding yourself with a great team that is really discerning and not pushing or rushing into a certain direction that doesn't seem like a progressive flow is really important.
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Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
French Diplomat
To succeed in the world, it is much more necessary to possess the penetration to discern who is a fool, than to discover who is a clever man.
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Scott Bakula
American Actor
In the fantasy, sci-fi world, the fans are so discerning and they're so tough and they're so intelligent, and they're so critical.
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Darin Strauss
American Writer
It's good training for a novelist to try to discern the truth about a place after only a few glimpses of it.
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Lactantius
Author
The first point of wisdom is to discern that which is false; the second, to know that which is true.
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