discern

v., -cerned, -cern·ing, -cerns.

v.tr.

1. To perceive with the eyes or intellect; detect.
2. To recognize or comprehend mentally.
3. To perceive or recognize as being different or distinct; distinguish. See synonyms at see¹.

v.intr.
To perceive differences.

[Middle English discernen, from Old French discerner, from Latin discernere, to separate : dis-, apart; see dis- + cernere, to perceive.]

discerner dis·cern'er n.

verb

1. To perceive and fix the identity of, especially with difficulty: descry, distinguish, make out, pick out, spot. See see/not see.
2. To perceive, especially barely or fleetingly: catch, descry, detect, espy, glimpse, spot, spy. See see/not see.
3. To perceive with a special effort of the senses or the mind: descry, detect, distinguish, mark, mind, note, notice, observe, remark, see. See knowledge/ignorance, see/not see.
4. To recognize as being different: differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, know, separate, tell. See same/different/compare.

v

Definition: catch sight of; recognize and understand
Antonyms: disregard, neglect, overlook

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: detect with the senses
  Synonyms: recognize, recognise, distinguish, pick out, make out, tell apart

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - skelne, opfatte, erkende
v. intr. - skelne, opfatte, erkende

Nederlands (Dutch)
onderscheiden, bespeuren

Français (French)
v. tr. - distinguer, discerner, percevoir
v. intr. - discerner, distinguer, percevoir (les différences)

Deutsch (German)
v. - wahrnehmen, erkennen, unterscheiden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βλέπω, διακρίνω, διακρίνω τη διαφορά, ξεχωρίζω

Italiano (Italian)
discernere, scorgere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - discernir

Русский (Russian)
различать, замечать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - discernir, percibir
v. intr. - discriminar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - urskilja, bedöma

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
分辨, 识别, 认识, 领悟, 看出, 察觉到, 辨明, 分清

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 分辨, 識別, 認識, 領悟, 看出, 察覺到
v. intr. - 辨明, 分清

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 구별하다, 명확하게 알아보다
v. intr. - 구별하다, 차이를 알다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 識別する, 見分ける, 認める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يرى, يدرك, يتبين, يميز ( شيئا من شئ)‏

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

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