Findable

find  (fnd)

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 out

1. 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.

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[Middle English finden, from Old English findan; see pent- in Indo-European roots.]

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finda·ble adj.