What does descubrir in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word descubrir in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use descubrir in Spanish.

The word descubrir in Spanish means discover, find out, uncover, take your hat off, take off your hat. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word descubrir

discover

verbo transitivo (encontrar algo desconocido)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Nicolás Copérnico descubrió que la Tierra giraba alrededor del Sol.
Copernicus discovered that Earth orbited the Sun.

find out

verbo transitivo (averiguar, enterarse) (learn [sth])

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
El detective descubre al asesino al final de la novela.
The detective finds out who the killer is at the end of the novel.

uncover

verbo transitivo (destapar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Se me olvidó descubrir la olla y me manchó la cocina al hervir.
I forgot to uncover the pot, and the stove got stained when it boiled over.

take your hat off, take off your hat

verbo pronominal (quitarse prenda de la cabeza)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La etiqueta dictaba que los caballeros debían descubrirse al saludar a una dama.
Etiquette calls for gentlemen to take off their hats while greeting a lady.

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