Both Uses of
discern
in
Harry Potter (#4) and the Goblet of Fire
- Professor Dumbledore was now looking down at Harry, who looked right back at him, trying to discern the expression of the eyes behind the half-moon spectacles.†
Chpt 17
- Harry was staring unblinkingly ahead of him, trying to discern shapes through the gloom...
Chpt 26 *discern = make out (see or notice something not easy to see)
Definition:
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(discern) to notice or understand something -- often something that is not obvious