1. detect, discover, find, notice, observe

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

Example Sentences:
'She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water'
'We found traces of lead in the paint'

• detect
• find
• notice
• observe

2. discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see

get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

Example Sentences:
'I learned that she has two grown-up children'
'I see that you have been promoted'

• find out
• get a line
• get wind
• get word
• hear
• learn
• pick up
• see

3. discover, find

make a discovery, make a new finding

Example Sentences:
'Roentgen discovered X-rays'
'Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle'

• find

4. discover, find

make a discovery

Example Sentences:
'She found that he had lied to her'
'The story is false, so far as I can discover'

• find

• find out
• get a line
• get wind
• get word
• hear
• learn
• pick up
• see

5. attain, chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, discover, fall upon, happen upon, light upon, strike

find unexpectedly

Example Sentences:
'the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb'
'she struck a goldmine'
'The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake'

• attain
• chance on
• chance upon
• come across
• come upon
• fall upon
• happen upon
• light upon
• strike

6. break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, unwrap

make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

Example Sentences:
'The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold'
'The actress won't reveal how old she is'
'bring out the truth'
'he broke the news to her'
'unwrap the evidence in the murder case'

• break
• bring out
• disclose
• divulge
• expose
• give away
• let on
• let out
• reveal
• unwrap

7. discover

see for the first time; make a discovery

Example Sentences:
'Who discovered the North Pole?'

8. describe, discover, distinguish, identify, key, key out, name

identify as in botany or biology, for example

• describe
• distinguish
• identify
• key
• key out
• name