discerns is a form of:

Discern



verb
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(TRANSITIVE) (To perceive clearly with the mind or senses, to recognize as separate, to make out clearly) discern the meaning ដឹង, យល់
Example: I discerned his plan, we can discern stars in the sky, Sometimes it is hard to discern the true from the false.discern a figure in the darkness មើលឃើញ (ដោយទាល់តែខំប្រឹងមើល)
Example: coming up the road in the show storm we could discern the men who were to rescue us.
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descry, detect, determine, discriminate, distinguish, observe, perceive, recognize, see, separate
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confound, confuse, mingle, omit