# discover

> English word · Verb · IPA /dɪˈskʌvə/ · frequency rank #3,686

## Definitions
1. To find or learn something for the first time.
2. To remove the cover from; to uncover (a head, building etc.).
3. To expose, uncover.
4. To create by moving a piece out of another piece's line of attack.
5. To question (a person) as part of discovery in a lawsuit.
6. To reveal (information); to divulge, make known.
7. To reconnoitre, explore (an area).
8. To manifest without design; to show; to exhibit.

## Etymology
From Middle English discoveren, from Old French descovrir, from Late Latin discoperīre < discooperiō, discooperīre, from Latin dis- + cooperiō. Displaced native Old English onfindan.

## Easily confused with
- **discovery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/discover-vs-discovery)
- **discovered** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/discover-vs-discovered)
- **discoverer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/discover-vs-discoverer)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ddiscover`, `dicsover`, `disccover`, `discoevr`, `discoverr`, `discovre`, `discovver`, `discvoer`, `disocver`, `disscover`, `dsicover`, `idscover`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/discover