discern

The commission had been bestowed several years ago, and at that time Reiss had discerned the purpose.
Ce grade lui avait été décerné plusieurs années auparavant et à l’époque Reiss avait compris l’intention.
There, clad in the garb of humanity, He had walked and talked with men, and few had discerned how near heaven came to earth.
C'est là que, revêtu de l'humanité, il avait vécu avec les hommes et s'était entretenu avec eux ; et cependant peu s'étaient aperçus que le ciel était descendu sur la terre.
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