Verb

entdecken

Translation

to discover, to find, to spot, to detect

Kolumbus hat Amerika entdeckt.

Columbus discovered America.

Ich habe einen Fehler im Text entdeckt.

I discovered a mistake in the text.

Sie entdeckte ihr Talent für Musik.

She discovered her talent for music.

((sth.)) entdecken to discover sth. Columbus discovered America.

Synonyms: finden (to find), aufspüren (to trace); Antonyms: verstecken (to hide), verbergen (to conceal)

Composed of the prefix 'ent-' (implying removal or reversal) and 'decken' (to cover). The literal sense is 'to uncover'.

Think of it as 'de-covering' something. You take the cover ('Decke') off ('ent-') to see what's underneath.