descry

tr.v., -scried, -scry·ing, -scries.

1. To catch sight of (something difficult to discern). See synonyms at see¹.
2. To discover by careful observation or scrutiny; detect: descried a message of hope in her words.

[Middle English descrien, from Old French descrier, to call, cry out. See decry.]

descrier de·scri'er n.

verb

1. To perceive and fix the identity of, especially with difficulty: discern, distinguish, make out, pick out, spot. See see/not see.
2. To perceive, especially barely or fleetingly: catch, detect, discern, espy, glimpse, spot, spy. See see/not see.
3. To perceive with a special effort of the senses or the mind: detect, discern, distinguish, mark, mind, note, notice, observe, remark, see. See knowledge/ignorance, see/not see.

IN BRIEF: To discern or catch sight of in the distance.

When I find that so much of my life has stolen unprofitably away, and that I can descry by retrospection scarcely a few single days properly and vigorously employed, why do I yet try to resolve again? — Samuel Johnson.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: catch sight of
  Synonyms: spot, espy, spy

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - skimte, få øje på

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontwaren, gewaarworden, ontdekken

Français (French)
v. tr. - apercevoir, discerner, distinguer

Deutsch (German)
v. - erblicken, erkennen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βλέπω (από μακριά), διακρίνω

Italiano (Italian)
scorgere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - avistar

Русский (Russian)
замечать, примечать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - divisar, percibir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skönja, upptäcka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
看见, 辨认出, 发现, 找到

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 看見, 辨認出, 發現, 找到

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (멀리에서) 발견하다, 알아내다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 見付ける, 認める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يرى أو يكتشف عن بعد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הבחין מרחוק, ראה‬

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