Collocations for discover - verb

quickly, soon
We soon discovered we''d been mistaken.

suddenly | subsequently | eventually

be amazed to, be astonished to, be astounded to, be a surprise to, be surprised to
She was surprised to discover he was perfectly capable around the house.

be alarmed to, be appalled to, be dismayed to, be horrified to, be a shock to, be shocked to
It was a terrible shock to discover the full extent of the problem.

be delighted to, be fascinated to, be intrigued to | be fascinating to
It would be fascinating to discover more about the town''s history.

be difficult to | be possible to | aim to | attempt to, try to
trying to discover the truth

be able/unable to

an attempt to discover sth, newly/recently discovered
recently discovered evidence

only to discover sth
I arrived at the campsite, only to discover that it was closed for the winter.

an opportunity to discover sth, waiting to be discovered
There''s great talent out there just waiting to be discovered.