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discerns

The correct spelling is discerns.

How to pronounce discerns

verb

Say it like: Dis-ser-ns

The correct spelling is discerns. To detect with the senses, especially with the eyes. For example: "He was too young to discern right from wrong."

Usage Examples

He was too young to discern right from wrong.

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To detect with the senses, especially with the eyes.
  2. 2.To perceive, recognize, or comprehend with the mind; to descry.
  3. 3.To distinguish something as being different from something else; to differentiate.
  4. 4.To perceive differences.

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