🔭descry

verb
/dɪˈskraɪ/

Meaning

to catch sight of something, especially something distant or obscure

Example Sentences

From the hilltop, they descried a small village in the distance.

Synonyms

detect, notice, perceive, glimpse, observe

Antonyms

overlook, miss

Collocations

descry in the distance, hard to descry, descry faintly

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