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descry

/dɪsˈkraɪ/

Translations

descrynoun

descries

/dɪˈskraɪ/

Archaic/rare noun meaning an act of catching sight of something; discovery; view

descryverb

descried

Past Simple

descried

Past Participle

descrying

Gerund

/dɪsˈkraɪ/

They descry a ship on the horizon.

Они увидели корабль на горизонте.

He managed to descry a figure in the fog.

Ему удалось разглядеть фигуру в тумане.

From the hilltop, we could descry the distant city.

С вершины холма мы могли заметить далёкий город.

Additional translations

Synonyms

descrynoun

An instance of catching sight of something, especially at a distance; a discovery or view.

Their first descry of land filled the exhausted crew with renewed hope.

descryverb

To catch sight of something, especially something distant or obscure.

From the hilltop, we could descry the outline of the distant city.

To detect or discern something not immediately obvious; to discover by careful observation.

The mathematician descried a hidden symmetry in the equation.