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Webster 1913 Edition
Discerner
Dis-cern′er
,Noun.
One who, or that which, discerns, distinguishes, perceives, or judges;
as, a
. discerner
of truth, of right and wrongA great observer and
discerner
of men’s natures. Clarendon.
Webster 1828 Edition
Discerner
DISCERNER
,Noun.
1.
One who sees, discovers or distinguishes; an observer.2.
One who knows and judges; one who has the power of distinguishing.He was a great observer and discerner of mens natures and humors.
3.
That which distinguishes; or that which causes to understand.The word of God is quick and powerful--a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Hebrews 4.
Definition 2024
discerner
discerner
English
Noun
discerner (plural discerners)
- One who, or that which, discerns, distinguishes, or judges.
- a discerner of truth, of right and wrong
- Clarendon
- A great observer and discerner of men's natures.
French
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin discernere, present active infinitive of discernō, assimilated into the first conjugation group (regular -er suffixed verbs).
Pronunciation
Verb
discerner
- to discern
Conjugation
Conjugation of discerner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | discerner | avoir discerné | |||||
| gerund | en discernant | en ayant discerné | |||||
| present participle | discernant /di.sɛʁ.nɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | discerné /di.sɛʁ.ne/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | discerne /di.sɛʁn/ |
discernes /di.sɛʁn/ |
discerne /di.sɛʁn/ |
discernons /di.sɛʁ.nɔ̃/ |
discernez /di.sɛʁ.ne/ |
discernent /di.sɛʁn/ |
| imperfect | discernais /di.sɛʁ.nɛ/ |
discernais /di.sɛʁ.nɛ/ |
discernait /di.sɛʁ.nɛ/ |
discernions /di.sɛʁ.njɔ̃/ |
discerniez /di.sɛʁ.nje/ |
discernaient /di.sɛʁ.nɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | discernai /di.sɛʁ.ne/ |
discernas /di.sɛʁ.na/ |
discerna /di.sɛʁ.na/ |
discernâmes /di.sɛʁ.nam/ |
discernâtes /di.sɛʁ.nat/ |
discernèrent /di.sɛʁ.nɛʁ/ |
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| future | discernerai /di.sɛʁ.nə.ʁe/ |
discerneras /di.sɛʁ.nə.ʁa/ |
discernera /di.sɛʁ.nə.ʁa/ |
discernerons /di.sɛʁ.nə.ʁɔ̃/ |
discernerez /di.sɛʁ.nə.ʁe/ |
discerneront /di.sɛʁ.nə.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | discernerais /di.sɛʁ.nə.ʁɛ/ |
discernerais /di.sɛʁ.nə.ʁɛ/ |
discernerait /di.sɛʁ.nə.ʁɛ/ |
discernerions /di.sɛʁ.nə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
discerneriez /di.sɛʁ.nə.ʁje/ |
discerneraient /di.sɛʁ.nə.ʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | discerne /di.sɛʁn/ |
discernes /di.sɛʁn/ |
discerne /di.sɛʁn/ |
discernions /di.sɛʁ.njɔ̃/ |
discerniez /di.sɛʁ.nje/ |
discernent /di.sɛʁn/ |
| imperfect1 |
discernasse /di.sɛʁ.nas/ |
discernasses /di.sɛʁ.nas/ |
discernât /di.sɛʁ.na/ |
discernassions /di.sɛʁ.na.sjɔ̃/ |
discernassiez /di.sɛʁ.na.sje/ |
discernassent /di.sɛʁ.nas/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | discerne /di.sɛʁn/ |
— | discernons /di.sɛʁ.nɔ̃/ |
discernez /di.sɛʁ.ne/ |
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