Both Uses
discern
in
The First Seven Years
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- Who he was, the shoemaker for a moment had no idea; then his heart trembled as he realized, before he had thoroughly discerned the face, that Max himself was standing there, embarrassedly explaining what he wanted done to his old shoes.†
*discerned = noticed something that is not obvious
- He wished the boy would telephone, because he was sure there was more to him than Miriam, with her inexperienced eye, could discern.†
discern = notice or understand something
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)