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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.

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find [faɪnd]

vb finds, finding, found [faʊnd] (mainly tr)

1. to meet with or discover by chance

2. to discover or obtain, esp by search or effort to find happiness

3. (may take a clause as object) to become aware of; realize he found that nobody knew

4. (may take a clause as object) to regard as being; consider I find this wine a little sour

5. to look for and point out (something to be criticized) to find fault

6. (Law) (also intr) Law to determine an issue after judicial inquiry and pronounce a verdict (upon) the court found the accused guilty

7. to regain (something lost or not functioning) to find one's tongue

8. to reach (a target) the bullet found its mark

9. to provide, esp with difficulty we'll find room for you too

10. to be able to pay I can't find that amount of money

find oneself to realize and accept one's real character; discover one's true vocation

find one's feet to become capable or confident, as in a new job

n

a person, thing, etc., that is found, esp a valuable or fortunate discovery

[Old English findan; related to Old Norse finna, Gothic finthan, Old High German fintan to find]

findable  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	find - a productive insight                 breakthrough, discovery brainstorm, brainwave, insight - the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
	2.	find - the act of discovering something     discovery, uncovering human action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happen tracing - the discovery and description of the course of development of something; "the tracing of genealogies" espial, spotting, catching, detection, spying - the act of detecting something; catching sight of something self-discovery - discovering your own individuality breakthrough - making an important discovery determination, finding - the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation; "the determination of molecular structures" rediscovery - the act of discovering again
Verb	1.	find - come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day" bump, encounter, chance, happen
	2.	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" detect, discover, notice, observe catch out, 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" discover, find - make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle" sense - detect some circumstance or entity automatically; "This robot can sense the presence of people in the room"; "particle detectors sense ionization" instantiate - find an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word); "The linguists could not instantiate this sense of the noun that he claimed existed in a certain dialect" trace - discover traces of; "She traced the circumstances of her birth" see - observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it" sight, spy - catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"
	3.	find - come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!" regain acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" find - obtain through effort or management; "She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents"; "We found the money to send our sons to college" recover, regain, retrieve, find - get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly" feel - find by testing or cautious exploration; "He felt his way around the dark room" locate, turn up - discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing" chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, fall upon, happen upon, light upon, attain, discover, strike - find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake" rout out, rout up - get or find by searching; "What did you rout out in the library?" lose - miss from one's possessions; lose sight of; "I've lost my glasses again!"
	4.	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" ascertain, determine, find out 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) count, numerate, enumerate, number - determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change" 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"
	5.	find - come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining" feel conclude, reason, reason out - decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house" rule, find - decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty"
	6.	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" witness, see get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, discover, find out, pick up, see - 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" catch - become aware of; "he caught her staring out the window" experience, go through, see - go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" find - perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place; "I found myself in a difficult situation"; "When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room"
	7.	find - get something or somebody for a specific purpose; "I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter" get hold, line up, come up acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"
	8.	find - make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle" discover discover, find - make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover" 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" conceive, conceptualise, conceptualize, gestate - have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived" 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"
	9.	find - make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover" discover get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, discover, find out, pick up, see - 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" rake up - bring to light; "He raked up the misdeeds of his predecessor" ferret out, ferret - search and discover through persistent investigation; "She ferreted out the truth" discover, find - make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle" get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, discover, find out, pick up, see - 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"
	10.	find - obtain through effort or management; "She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents"; "We found the money to send our sons to college" acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" regain, find - come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"
	11.	find - decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty" rule feel, find - come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining" pronounce, label, judge - pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"
	12.	find - receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions" incur, obtain, receive, get change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" take - ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors" acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"
	13.	find - perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place; "I found myself in a difficult situation"; "When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room" perceive, comprehend - to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" 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"
	14.	find - get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly" recover, regain, retrieve acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" access - obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer regain, find - come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"
	15.	find - succeed in reaching; arrive at; "The arrow found its mark" arrive at, reach, attain, gain, hit, make - reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
	16.	find - accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation; "My son went to Berkeley to find himself" find oneself maturate, mature, grow - develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"

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find

verb

1. discover, turn up, uncover, unearth, spot, expose, come up with, locate, detect, come across, track down, catch sight of, stumble upon, hit upon, espy, ferret out, chance upon, light upon, put your finger on, lay your hand on, run to ground, run to earth, descry The police also found a pistol.
discover lose, miss, overlook, mislay, misplace

2. regain, recover, get back, retrieve, repossess The police found her bag.

3. obtain, get, come by, procure, win, gain, achieve, earn, acquire, attain Many people here cannot find work.

4. be present, exist, occur, obtain Fibre is found in cereal foods.

5. encounter, meet, recognize They found her walking alone on the beach.

6. observe, learn, note, discover, notice, realize, remark, come up with, arrive at, perceive, detect, become aware, experience, ascertain The study found that heart disease can begin in childhood.

7. judge, decide, determine, conclude, ascertain, adjudicate, adjudge, arbitrate He has been found guilty on all five charges.

8. consider, think, hold, believe, judge, deem I find it ludicrous that nothing has been done.

9. feel, have, experience, sense, obtain, know Could anyone find pleasure in killing this creature?

10. provide, supply, contribute, furnish, cough up (informal), purvey, be responsible for, bring Their parents can usually find the money for them.

11. summon (up), gather, muster Eventually she found the courage to leave the relationship.

noun

discovery, catch, asset, bargain, acquisition, good buy Another lucky find was a pair of candle-holders.

find someone out detect, catch, unmask, rumble (Brit. informal), reveal, expose, disclose, uncover, suss (out) (slang), bring to light I wondered for a moment if she'd found me out.

find something out learn, discover, realize, observe, perceive, detect, become aware, come to know, note It was such a relief to find out that the boy was normal.

Proverbs
"finders keepers"

Translations

find [faɪnd] (found (vb: pt, pp))

A. VT

1. (after losing) → encontrar
did you find your purse? → ¿encontraste tu monedero?
I looked but I couldn't find it → lo busqué pero no pude encontrarlo
you distracted me, now I can't find my place again → me has distraído y ahora no sé por dónde iba
see also foot, tongue A1

2. (= locate) → encontrar
the plant is found all over Europe → la planta se encuentra or existe en toda Europa
did you find the man? → ¿encontraste or localizaste al hombre?
the book is nowhere to be found → el libro no se encuentra por ninguna parte
to find one's way: can you find your (own) way to the station? → ¿sabes llegar a la estación sin ayuda?, ¿puedes encontrar la estación solo?
this found its way into my drawer → esto vino a parar a mi cajón
to find one's way around → orientarse
to find one's way around a new city → orientarse en una ciudad nueva
it took me a while to find my way around their kitchen → me llevó un rato familiarizarme con su cocina

3. (= chance upon) → encontrar
I found a pound coin in the street → me encontré una moneda de una libra en la calle

B. N → hallazgo m
your new assistant is a real find → tu nueva ayudante es todo un hallazgo
that was a lucky find! → ¡qué buen hallazgo!
archaeological finds → hallazgos mpl arqueológicos
to make a find → realizar un descubrimiento

find out

A. VT + ADV

1. (= check out) → averiguar
find out everything you can about him → averigua todo lo que puedas sobre él
she phoned to find out when the bus left → llamó por teléfono para averiguar cuándo or enterarse de cuándo salía el autobús

2. (= discover) → descubrir
they never found out how he escaped → nunca descubrieron cómo se había escapado
I found out what he was really like → descubrí su verdadera personalidad, me di cuenta de cómo era realmente
find out more by writing to → infórmese escribiendo a ...
I found out that she had been lying → descubrí or me enteré que había estado mintiendo
I found out from his teacher that he hadn't been to school → me enteré a través de su profesor de que había faltado al colegio

3. (= expose) to find sb out → descubrir a algn
(you can) be sure your sins will find you out → puedes estar seguro de que tarde o temprano tus mismas acciones te delatarán

4. (= realize) → darse cuenta de, descubrir
they'll be sorry when they find out their mistake → se van a arrepentir cuando se den cuenta de su error

B. VI + ADV

1. (= become aware) → enterarse
they'll soon find out → pronto se enterarán
to find out about sth → enterarse de algo, descubrir algo
she was afraid her husband would find out about their relationship → le daba miedo que su marido se enterase de or descubriese su relación

2. (= enquire) to find out about sth → informarse acerca de algo
why don't you find out about training courses? → ¿por qué no te informas sobre cursos de capacitación?

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find [ˈfaɪnd]

vt [found] [ˈfaʊnd] (pt, pp)

[+ place] → trouver
I can't find the exit → Je ne trouve pas la sortie.
to find one's way → trouver son chemin
I don't know how it found its way there → Je ne sais pas comment ça s'est retrouvé là.

[+ lost object] → retrouver
Did you find your pen? → Est-ce que tu as retrouvé ton stylo?

(= discover) → trouver
to find (that) ... → découvrir que ...
When I woke up, I found I couldn't move my legs → Quand je me suis réveillé, j'ai découvert que je ne pouvais plus bouger mes jambes.
to find sth done
She returned to find her home ransacked → En rentrant, elle a trouvé sa maison saccagée.
only to find that ... → (tout cela) pour se rendre compte que ...
Sue arrived at eleven-thirty, only to find that everyone had gone → Sue est arrivée à onze heures et demie pour se rendre compte que tout le monde était parti.

(= get) [+ money] → trouver; [+ time] → trouver; [+ work, job] → trouver; [+ answer, solution] → trouver
to find the money for sth → trouver l'argent pour qch
to find time to do sth → trouver le temps de faire qch

(LAW) to find sb guilty → déclarer qn coupable
She was found guilty of manslaughter → Elle a été déclarée coupable d'homicide involontaire.
to find sb not guilty → déclarer qn non coupable

(+ adjective) to find sth funny → trouver qch drôle
to find sth easy → trouver qch facile
to find sth difficult → trouver qch difficile
to find it hard to do sth → avoir du mal à faire qch

[+ difficulty, problem] to find difficulty in doing sth → avoir du mal à faire qch
to find sth a problem → trouver qch problématique

to find o.s. in a situation → se trouver dans une situation
to find o.s. doing sth → se voir faire qch
I found myself having more fun than I had had in years
BUT À mon grand étonnement, je me suis amusé plus que jamais.
to find o.s unable to do sth → se voir incapable de faire qch

to be found [plant, animal, substance] (= be present) → se trouver
Many exotic species are found there → De nombreuses espèces exotiques s'y trouvent.

n (= person, thing) → découverte f

find out

vt sep

[+ truth, secret, fact] → découvrir
I'm determined to find out the truth → Je suis décidé à découvrir la vérité.

[+ person] → démasquer

vi

(= look for information) to find out about sth → se renseigner sur qch
Try to find out about the cost of a hotel → Essaye de te renseigner sur le prix d'un hôtel.

(by chance) to find out about sth → apprendre qch
I found out about their affair → J'ai appris leur liaison.

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find vb: pret, ptp <found>

vt

→ finden; (Comput: search command) → suchen; it’s nowhere to be found → es lässt sich nirgendwo finden or auftreiben (inf); to find somebody out or away (= not at home) → jdn nicht (zu Hause) antreffen; hoping this letter finds you in good health → in der Hoffnung, dass Sie gesund sind; to find pleasure in something → Freude an etw (dat) → haben; to find comfort in something → Trost in etw (dat) → finden; we left everything as we found it → wir haben alles so gelassen, wie wir es vorgefunden haben; he was found dead in bed → er wurde tot im Bett aufgefunden; I can never find anything to say to him → ich weiß nie, was ich zu ihm sagen soll; where am I going to find the money/time? → wo nehme ich nur das Geld/die Zeit her?; you must take us as you find us → Sie müssen uns so nehmen, wie wir sind; if you can find it in you to … → wenn Sie es irgend fertigbringen, zu …; find next (Comput: search command) → weitersuchen

(= supply) → besorgen (sb sth jdm etw); go and find me a needle → hol mir doch mal eine Nadel; did you find him what he wanted? → haben Sie bekommen, was er wollte?; we’ll have to find him a desk/secretary → wir müssen einen Schreibtisch/eine Sekretärin für ihn finden

(= discover, ascertain) → feststellen; cause → herausfinden; we found the car wouldn’t start → es stellte sich heraus, dass das Auto nicht ansprang; I find I’m unable to … → ich stelle fest, dass ich … nicht kann; you will find that I am right → Sie werden sehen, dass ich recht habe; it has been found that this is so → es hat sich herausgestellt, dass es so ist

(= consider to be) → finden; I find Spain too hot → ich finde Spanien zu heiß; I don’t find it easy to tell you this → es fällt mir nicht leicht, Ihnen das zu sagen; he always found languages easy/hard → ihm fielen Sprachen immer leicht/schwer; I found all the questions easy → ich fand, dass die Fragen alle leicht waren; did you find her a good worker? → fanden Sie, dass sie gut arbeitet?; I find it impossible to understand him → ich kann ihn einfach nicht verstehen

I found myself smiling → ich musste unwillkürlich lächeln; I found myself wondering → ich machte mir so meine Gedanken; I found myself thinking that … → ich ertappte mich bei dem Gedanken, dass …; I find myself in an impossible situation/in financial difficulties → ich befinde mich in einer unmöglichen Situation/in finanziellen Schwierigkeiten; one day he suddenly found himself out of a job → eines Tages war er plötzlich arbeitslos; he awoke to find himself in prison/hospital → er erwachte und fand sich im Gefängnis/Krankenhaus wieder; quite by accident I found myself in the park → ganz zufällig fand ich mich im Park wieder; I found myself quite able to deal with it → ich stellte fest, dass ich durchaus fähig war, damit zurechtzukommen; I found myself forced to turn back → ich sah mich gezwungen umzukehren

this flower is found all over England → diese Blume findet man in ganz England, diese Blume ist in ganz England vorzufinden; you don’t find bears here any more → man findet hier keine Bären mehr, hier gibt es keine Bären mehr; do you know where there is a florist’s to be found? → wissen Sie, wo hier ein Blumenladen ist?

£200 per week all found → £ 200 pro Woche, (und freie) Kost und Logis

(Jur) to find somebody guilty/not guilty → jdn für schuldig/nicht schuldig befinden, jdn schuldig sprechen/freisprechen; how do you find the accused? → wie lautet Ihr Urteil?; the court has found that … → das Gericht hat befunden, dass …

(Comput) → suchen; find and replace → suchen und ersetzen

vi (Jur) to find for/against the accused → den Angeklagten freisprechen/verurteilen, für/gegen den Angeklagten entscheiden

n → Fund m

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find [faɪnd] (found (vb: pt, pp))

1. vt

a. (gen) → trovare; (sth lost) → trovare, ritrovare; (learn) → scoprire
the book is nowhere to be found → il libro non si trova da nessuna parte
this plant is found all over Europe → questa pianta si trova in tutta Europa
it has been found that ... → è stato or si è scoperto che...
if you can find the time → se riesci a trovare il tempo
no cure has been found → non è stata trovata nessuna cura
I found it impossible to tell the difference → non riuscivo a distinguerli
he finds it easy/difficult to do ... → non trova/trova difficoltà a or nel fare...
to find (some) difficulty in doing sth → trovare delle difficoltà nel fare qc
I find him very pleasant → lo trovo molto simpatico
we found him in bed/reading → l'abbiamo trovato a letto/che stava leggendo
I found myself at a loss → non sapevo cosa dire, non riuscivo a trovare le parole
can you find your (own) way to the station? → sai come andare alla stazione?
this found its way into my drawer → questo è andato a finire nel mio cassetto
leave everything as you find it → lascia tutto come trovi
to find fault with sb/sth → trovare da ridire sul conto di qn/su qc
to find sb guilty (Law) → giudicare qn colpevole
he was found innocent (Law) → fu dichiarato innocente
to find one's feet (fig) → ambientarsi

b. (obtain) → trovare
go and find me a pencil → vai a cercarmi una matita
there are no more to be found → non ce ne sono più
wages all found → stipendio più vitto e alloggio

2. vi (Law) to find for/against sb → emettere un verdetto a favore di/contro qn

3. n → scoperta, trovata

find out

1. vt + adv → informarsi di; (truth, secret, answer) → scoprire
to find out that ... → scoprire che...
to find sb out → smascherare qn

2. vi + adv to find out about → scoprire; (by investigation) → informarsi su
we found out about his death → abbiamo scoperto che era morto
we found out all about ... → abbiamo scoperto tutto su...

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find [faɪnd] (found (vb: pt, pp))

1. vt

a. (gen) → trovare; (sth lost) → trovare, ritrovare; (learn) → scoprire
the book is nowhere to be found → il libro non si trova da nessuna parte
this plant is found all over Europe → questa pianta si trova in tutta Europa
it has been found that ... → è stato or si è scoperto che...
if you can find the time → se riesci a trovare il tempo
no cure has been found → non è stata trovata nessuna cura
I found it impossible to tell the difference → non riuscivo a distinguerli
he finds it easy/difficult to do ... → non trova/trova difficoltà a or nel fare...
to find (some) difficulty in doing sth → trovare delle difficoltà nel fare qc
I find him very pleasant → lo trovo molto simpatico
we found him in bed/reading → l'abbiamo trovato a letto/che stava leggendo
I found myself at a loss → non sapevo cosa dire, non riuscivo a trovare le parole
can you find your (own) way to the station? → sai come andare alla stazione?
this found its way into my drawer → questo è andato a finire nel mio cassetto
leave everything as you find it → lascia tutto come trovi
to find fault with sb/sth → trovare da ridire sul conto di qn/su qc
to find sb guilty (Law) → giudicare qn colpevole
he was found innocent (Law) → fu dichiarato innocente
to find one's feet (fig) → ambientarsi

b. (obtain) → trovare
go and find me a pencil → vai a cercarmi una matita
there are no more to be found → non ce ne sono più
wages all found → stipendio più vitto e alloggio

2. vi (Law) to find for/against sb → emettere un verdetto a favore di/contro qn

3. n → scoperta, trovata

find out

1. vt + adv → informarsi di; (truth, secret, answer) → scoprire
to find out that ... → scoprire che...
to find sb out → smascherare qn

2. vi + adv to find out about → scoprire; (by investigation) → informarsi su
we found out about his death → abbiamo scoperto che era morto
we found out all about ... → abbiamo scoperto tutto su...

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find

v find [faind]

1 to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching Look what I've found! gevind يَجِدُ намирам najít finde finden βρίσκω τυχαία encontrar, hallar leidma پیدا کردن löytää trouver לִמצוֹא पाना naići na, pronaći (meg)talál menemukan finna trovare 見つける 우연히 발견하다 rasti atrast menjumpai vinden finne, oppdage znajdować encontrar a găsi находить nájsť najti pronaći finna, hitta พบ (โดยบังเอิญ) bulmak 找到 (з)находити تشاش کے بعد کچھ پانا tìm thấy; thấy; bắt được 找到

2 to discover I found that I couldn't do the work. uitvind يَكْتَشِف откривам přijít na, zjistit finde; finde ud af feststellen ανακαλύπτω, διαπιστώνω descubrir avastama, märkama دریافتن havaita découvrir לְגָלוֹת अनुभव करना otkriti, zakljuciti rájön menyadari uppgötva scoprire 気付く 알게되다 įsitikinti, suprasti pārliecināties; atklāt mendapati ontdekken finne ut, oppdage odkryć descobrir a-şi da seama, a descoperi обнаруживать zistiť ugotoviti otkriti komma på, upptäcka ค้นพบ anlamak 發現 виявляти; переконуватися اتفاقا پانا nhận thấy; thấy 发现

3 to consider; to think (something) to be I found the British weather very cold. vind; gevind يَعْتَقِد، يَعْتَبِر струва ми се, че shledat finde finden θεωρώ encontrar, parecer leidma فهمیدن todeta trouver לְגָלוֹת महसूस करना misliti, smatrati vmilyennek talál berpikir finnast, þykja trovare 知る 생각하다 manyti, pasirodyti uzskatīt fikir vinden finne (ut), synes uważać, stwierdzać achar a găsi (că) считать považovať ugotoviti misliti anse, tycka คิดว่า düşünmek 認為 приходити до висновку محسوس کرنا cho rằng; coi 认为

n

something found, especially something of value or interest That old book is quite a find! vonds إكْتِشاف، لُقْيَه، لُقْطَه находка objev fund der Fund εύρημα hallazgo leid کشف löytö trouvaille מִמצָא, תַגלִית खोज nalaz, otkriće felfedezés penemuan fundur; uppgötvun scoperta, ritrovamento 掘出し物 발견물 radinys, atradimas atradums; atklājums penemuan vondst funn odkrycie achado descoperire находка objav najdba otkriće fynd, upptäckt สิ่งของหรือคนที่มีคุณค่าที่ได้ค้นพบ buluş, bulgu, keşif 重要的發現 (з)нахідка; відкриття اہم شے یا شخص کا ملنا vật tìm thấy, nhất là vật có giá trị hoặc dễ chịu 重要的发现

find one's feet

to become able to cope with a new situation She found the new job difficult at first but she soon found her feet. voete vind يَسْتَطيع أن يَتَعامَل مَع المَوقِف стягам се uchytit se, dostat se do toho finde sine ben; finde sig til rette wissen, was zu tun ist στέκομαι στα πόδια μου, προσαρμόζομαι acostumbrarse olukorraga harjuma وفق دادن tottua (s')adapter לְהִתרָגֵל לָלֶכֶת לְבָד नई स्थिति से निबटने में सक्षम होना osamostaliti se, uvesti se u posao talpra áll mengatasi átta sig, aðlaga sig ambientarsi 一人前になる 새로운 상황이나 경험에 익숙해지다 atsistoti ant kojų, prisitaikyti nostāties uz kājām; kļūt patstāvīgam boleh berdikari zich thuis voelen finne seg til rette pozbierać się, stanąć pewnie na nogach controlar a situação a (se) adapta освоиться dostať sa do toho prilagoditi se stati na noge finna sig till rätta, bli varm i kläderna สามารถจัดการกับสถานการณ์ใหม่ ๆ ได้ yeni duruma/çevreye alışmak 適應 набити руку نۓ حالات کا سامنا کرنے کی قابلیت tự lực được 能独立行动

find out

1 to discover I found out what was troubling her. uitvind يَكْتَشِف разбирам zjistit finde ud af herausfinden ανακαλύπτω, εξακριβώνω descubrir, averiguar teada saama پی بردن selvittää découvrir לְגָלוֹת पता लगाना, जानना otkriti, raspitati se felfedez, rájön menemukan finna út, komast að scoprire 発見する 발견하다 sužinoti atklāt; izdibināt menemui ontdekken finne ut, oppdage odkrywać descobrir a descoperi выяснять objaviť odkriti otkriti komma underfund med, upptäcka ค้นพบ keşfetmek 找出 зрозуміти ڈھونڈ نکالنا khám phá; phát hiện 找出

2 to discover the truth (about someone), usually that he has done wrong He had been stealing for years, but eventually they found him out. uitgevang يَكْتَشِف разкривам přistihnout, vypátrat afsløre herausbekommen αποκαλύπτω enterarse avastama دست کسی برملا شدن paljastaa démasquer לְגָלות אֶת הָאֶמֶת सच्चाई का पता लगाना otkriti, prozreti kiderít mengetahui kenyataan fletta ofan af e-m, koma upp um scoprire 見破る 진상을 알다 išaiškinti uzzināt (patiesību) mengetahui kenyataan betrappen finne ut, gjennomskue przyłapać descobrir/desmascarar a demasca уличать pristihnúť odkriti otkriti istinu uppdaga, ertappa หาความจริง enselemek, yakalamak 揭發 дізнатися کسی کی سچائی کا پتا چلنا phát hiện ai đã làm sai, nói dối 揭发

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find → يَجِد najít finde finden βρίσκω encontrar löytää trouver naći trovare 見つける 찾다 vinden finne znaleźć encontrar находить hitta หา bulmak tìm thấy 找到