discover
definition
to learn something that you did not know or to find something by research
example
She was unhappy to discover that she was pregnant as she felt it was not the right time.
synonyms
findnoticeidentify
word origin — Middle English (in the sense ‘make known’): from Old French descovrir, from late Latin discooperire, from Latin dis- (expressing reversal) + cooperire ‘cover completely’ (see cover)