Definition of Discovered

1. Adjective. Discovered or determined by scientific observation. "No explanation for the observed phenomena"

Exact synonyms: Ascertained, Observed
Similar to: Determined

Definition of Discovered

1. Verb. (past of discover) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Discovered

1. discover [v] - See also: discover

Lexicographical Neighbors of Discovered

discourteous
discourteously
discourteousness
discourtesies
discourtesy
discourtship
discous
discovenant
discovenanted
discovenanting
discovenants
discover
discoverability
discoverable
discoverably
discovered (current term)
discovered-check
discovered check
discoveree
discoverees
discoverer
discoverers
discoverest
discovereth
discoveries
discovering
discoverment
discoverments
discovers
discovert

Literary usage of Discovered

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Confessions of S. Augustine: Book I-X. by Augustine (1886)
"He discovered the falsehood of his own opinions, and committed to memory a saying of Ambrose. SINCE, then, I knew not how this Thy image could subsist, ..."

2. A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare (1912)
"A short interval here if desirable, or let the march be played through. In theatre the characters would be discovered. ..."

3. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (1860)
"True or right fear is discovered by three things: 1. By its rise : it is caused by saving convictions for sin. 2. It driveth the soul to lay fast hold of ..."

4. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1900)
"... secular clergyman that a Christian boy had been murdered by the Norwich Jews, and his body miraculously discovered, produced a profound sensation. ..."

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