simple past tense and past participle of discover
"After months of searching, she finally discovered a hidden compartment in the old bookshelf."
In plain English: To discover something means to find it for the first time when you were not looking for it before.
"We discovered a hidden treasure chest buried in the sand."
Usage: Use "discovered" to describe finding something that was previously unknown or hidden, such as a new planet or a lost item. Avoid using it for simply noticing something obvious that has always been visible to everyone else.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
"variation in the ascertained flux depends on a number of factors"
"the discovered behavior norms"
"discovered differences in achievement"
"no explanation for the observed phenomena"
Derived from Old French descovrir, this past tense form originates from Latin discoperire. It originally meant to uncover or reveal something that was hidden.