All 4 Uses
discern
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Identical, by Ellen Hopkins
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- Nope, no discernable spies.†
Chpt 3.discernable = noticeable or understandablestandard suffix: The suffix "-able" means able to be. This is the same pattern you see in words like breakable, understandable, and comfortable.
- For no discernible reason, my arms sprout goose bumps and my forehead leaks sweat.†
Chpt 12. *discernible = possible to notice or understand
- Still I croak, "Okay," look into his eyes, try to discern what's hiding there.†
Chpt 24.discern = notice or understand something
- I look right, left, over my shoulder, across the street, but can't discern a single person who might qualify as a spy.†
Chpt 24.
Definitions:
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(1)
(discern) to notice or understand something -- often something that is not obvious
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)