Word

tell apart, v.
freq. cnt. 1

detect with the senses
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 49 freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

discern distinguish make out pick out recognise recognize spot tell apart

sample sentences

"The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"
"I can't make out the faces in this photograph"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

discernible discernible discernible discernment

semantic pointers

entailment

perceive, comprehend

hyponym

resolve discriminate

mark as different
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 29 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3

differentiate distinguish secern secernate separate severalise severalize tell tell apart