get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally | reach, make, or come to a decision about something |
identify as in botany or biology, for example | fix conclusively or authoritatively |
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret | shape or influence; give direction to |
make a discovery, make a new finding | fix in scope; fix the boundaries of |
see for the first time; make a discovery | establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study |
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes | find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort |
find unexpectedly | decide upon or fix definitely |
| settle conclusively; come to terms |