How to pronounce discern in American English
“discern” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to discern the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “discern” in: all accents · British English (51 clips)
“discern” in real sentences — American speakers
202 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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We cannot discern God's plan.
The Obama White House
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discern good information from bad information.
Federal Reserve
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see what we could discern from those reports.
CDC
Words that sound like “discern”
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Other forms of “discern”
Why real speech
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