Spanish word

redescubrir

Pronunciation

IPA/reðeskuˈβɾiɾ/

Meaning

  • verbrediscover

Example

¿Quieres redescubrir ese restaurante conmigo?

Do you want to rediscover that restaurant with me?

Illustration for redescubrir (rediscover)

More examples

Después del confinamiento, mucha gente decidió redescubrir la cocina de su barrio.

After the lockdown, many people decided to rediscover the cuisine of their neighborhood.

Core concept

Lifting a dust-covered cloth to reveal a familiar object that looks new.

Common phrases

  • redescubrir la ciudad

    rediscover the city

  • redescubrir un lugar

    rediscover a place

  • redescubrir el gusto por caminar

    rediscover the taste for walking

Similar words

descubrir: Finding or uncovering something that was previously unknown or unnoticed.
reconocer: Recognizing something as familiar from sight or memory.
apreciar: Sensing and valuing the goodness, quality, or worth of something.
reencontrar: Meeting or coming across someone or something again after a separation.

Definition in Spanish

Volver a encontrar o conocer algo que ya se conocía antes, percibiéndolo como un descubrimiento.

Word origin

From prefix re- "again" plus descubrir (from de- "off" + cubrir "to cover"), literally "to uncover again" and thus "to rediscover".

Usage tips

  • Redescubrir implies experiencing a known thing as if newly discovered, while reencontrar simply means to find or meet it again.

Other meanings

  • find againverb

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