He was hoping to discover something new in the things men were telling him.

We're hoping to discover work we haven't been aware of.

I went to my father, hoping somehow to discover him alive, but knowing better.

He hoped to discover anyone or anything following them too closely.

The magician read further into the book, hoping to discover an answer to his question.

The Japanese authorities hope to discover what the men were doing in the country.

She listened to the men's conversation, hoping to discover its name, but without success.

This is what I'm hoping to discover in the next few days.

Exactly what he hoped to discover, Alvin could not have said.