discovered

1. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact ofExamples: "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"Synonyms: detect, discover, find, notice, observe

2. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentallyExamples: "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"Synonyms: discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up

3. make a discovery, make a new findingExamples: "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"Synonyms: discover, find

4. make a discoveryExamples: "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover"Synonyms: discover, find

5. find unexpectedlyExamples: "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"Synonyms: attain, chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, discover, fall upon, happen upon

6. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secretExamples: "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"Synonyms: break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on