Definition of "discern" in English

verb

1. (transitive) To detect with the senses, especially with the eyes.

2. (transitive) To perceive, recognize, or comprehend with the mind; to descry.

3. (transitive) To distinguish something as being different from something else; to differentiate or discriminate.

   • He was too young to discern right from wrong.

4. (intransitive) To perceive differences.