find (f nd)v. found (found), find·ing, finds v.tr.1. To come upon, often by accident; meet with. 2. To come upon or discover by searching or making an effort: found the leak in the pipe. 3. To discover or ascertain through observation, experience, or study: found a solution; find the product of two numbers; found that it didn't really matter. 4. a. To perceive to be, after experience or consideration: found the gadget surprisingly useful; found the book entertaining. b. To experience or feel: found comfort in her smile. 5. To recover (something lost): found her keys. 6. To recover the use of; regain: found my voice and replied. 7. To succeed in reaching; arrive at: The dart found its mark. 8. To obtain or acquire by effort: found the money by economizing. 9. To decide on and make a declaration about: The jury deliberated and found a verdict of guilty. All the jurors found him guilty. 10. To furnish; supply. 11. a. To bring (oneself) to an awareness of what one truly wishes to be and do in life. b. To perceive (oneself) to be in a specific place or condition: found herself at home that night; found himself drawn to the stranger. v.intr. To come to a legal decision or verdict: The jury found for the defendant. n.1. The act of finding. 2. Something that is found, especially an unexpectedly valuable discovery: The Rosetta stone was a providential archaeological find. Phrasal Verb: find out1. To ascertain (something), as through examination or inquiry: I found out the phone number by looking it up. If you're not sure, find out. 2. To detect the true nature or character of; expose: Liars risk being found out. 3. To detect and apprehend; catch: Most embezzlers are found out in the end.
[Middle English finden, from Old English findan; see pent- in Indo-European roots.]
find a·ble adj. |
find out Verb 1. to learn something that one did not already know 2. find someone out to discover that someone has been dishonest or deceitful
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Verb | 1. | find out - establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"gauge - determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation; "gauge the wine barrels" translate - determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA rectify - math: determine the length of; "rectify a curve" redetermine - fix, find, or establish again; "the physicists redetermined Planck's constant" sequence - determine the order of constituents in; "They sequenced the human genome" ascertain, find out, learn, watch, determine, see, check - find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time" refract - determine the refracting power of (a lens) discover, find - make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle" admeasure - determine the quantity of someone's share situate, locate - determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey; "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property" | | 2. | find out - get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"get the goods - discover some bad or hidden information about; "She got the goods on her co-worker after reading his e-mail" wise up - get wise to; "They wised up to it" trip up, catch - detect a blunder or misstep; "The reporter tripped up the senator" discover, find - make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover" witness, see, find - perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results" | | 3. | find out - find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"ascertain, determine, find out, find - establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize" test - determine the presence or properties of (a substance) | | 4. | find out - trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act; "He was caught out"; "She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks"detect, discover, notice, observe, find - discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint" |
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