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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

entdecken

Pronunciation / Transliteration: entdecken

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Discover/dɪˈskʌv.ər/
verbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #850 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Kolumbus hat Amerika im Jahr 1492 entdeckt."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As verb
  1. 1

    Find something unexpectedly or in the course of a search.

    "Scientists have discovered a new species of frog in the rainforest."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English word 'discoveren', which originates from Old French 'descovrir', combining the prefix 'des-' (expressing reversal, from Latin 'dis-') and 'covrir' (to cover, from Latin 'cooperire'). Historically used in the late 14th century to mean uncovering or revealing something previously hidden, evolving to encompass geographical and scientific findings.

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