'discovering'
[detect.v.01] as in: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of


Examples:
She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water
We found traces of lead in the paint


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'discovering'
[learn.v.02] as in: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally


Examples:
I learned that she has two grown-up children
I see that you have been promoted



'discovering'
[discover.v.03] as in: make a discovery, make a new finding


Examples:
Roentgen discovered X-rays
Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle



'discovering'
[discover.v.04] as in: make a discovery


Examples:
She found that he had lied to her
The story is false, so far as I can discover



'discovering'
[fall_upon.v.01] as in: find unexpectedly


Examples:
the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb
she struck a goldmine
The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake



'discovering'
[unwrap.v.02] as in: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret


Examples:
The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold
The actress won't reveal how old she is
bring out the truth
he broke the news to her
unwrap the evidence in the murder case


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'discovering'
[discover.v.07] as in: see for the first time; make a discovery


Examples:
Who discovered the North Pole?


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'discovering'
[identify.v.05] as in: identify as in botany or biology, for example



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