discovered
discovered or determined by scientific observation
How often you will meet it
Rank 920 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 20,108 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.010% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- discovered or determined by scientific observation also: ascertained, observed variation in the ascertained flux depends on a number of factorsthe discovered behavior norms
discovered in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Perhaps she would have succumbed, when she discovered that she was about to become a mother.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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He had discovered a new and secret method of transformations that was unknown to any other Sorcerer.
The Magic of Oz · L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum · Chapter 1
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Lotus-land, therefore, being ten days’ sail from Malea, was well over the limit of the discovered world.
The Odyssey of Homer · 751? BCE-651? BCE Homer · Chapter 1
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But I soon discovered she was a Portuguese ship, as I thought bound to the coast of Guinea for Negroes.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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An English chemist has discovered a process by which wood of any kind can be dyed a beautiful and permanent violet hue.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1