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Phrase(s): discern someone or something from something else to detect the difference between someone or something and something else. • I can hardly discern Tom from the busy background in this picture. • I can’t discern anything from that cluttered scene.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Phrase(s): discern something from someone or something to learn or determine something from someone or something. • We discerned a lot from the eyewitnesses. • We discerned a lot from our discussions with the past president.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs