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find
(fīnd)v. found (found), find·ing, finds
v.tr.
1. To come upon, often by accident; meet with: found a dime on the floor.
2. To come upon or discover by searching or making an effort: finally 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.
10. To furnish; supply: We can find a bed for you somewhere in the house.
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.
Phrasal Verb: 1. The act of finding.
2. Something that is found, especially an unexpectedly valuable discovery: The Rosetta stone was a providential archaeological find.
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.
find′a·ble adj.
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find out
vb (adverb)
1. to gain knowledge of (something); learn: he found out what he wanted.
2. to detect the crime, deception, etc, of (someone)
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| 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) 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 |
| 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" ascertain - learn or discover with certainty | |
| 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" insure, see to it, ensure, ascertain, check, assure, control, see - be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" 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" |
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find
verb1. To find or meet by chance:
bump into, chance on (or upon), come across, come on (or upon), happen on (or upon), light on (or upon), run across, run into, stumble on (or upon), tumble on.
Archaic: alight on (or upon).
Idiom: meet up with.
Something that has been discovered:
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Translations
يَكْتَشِفيَكْتَشِفُ
zjistitpřistihnoutvypátrat
finde ud afafsløre
saada selvilleselvittää
saznati
finna út, komast aîfletta ofan af e-m, koma upp um
発見する
(…)을 알아내다
komma på
ค้นพบ
tìm ra
w>find out
vt sep
answer, sb’s secret → herausfinden
(= discover the misdeeds etc of) person → erwischen; (= come to know about) → auf die Schliche kommen (+dat) (inf); his wife has found him out → seine Frau ist dahintergekommen; don’t get found out → lass dich nicht erwischen; you’ve been found out → du bist entdeckt or ertappt (inf); your sins will find you out (liter) → die Sonne bringt es an den Tag (prov)
vi
→ es herausfinden; (= discover misdeeds, dishonesty etc also) → dahinterkommen; where is it? — find out for yourself! → wo ist es? — sieh doch selbst nach!
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find
(faind) verb – past tense, past participle found (faund) –1. to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching. Look what I've found!
2. to discover. I found that I couldn't do the work.
3. to consider; to think (something) to be. I found the British weather very cold.
noun something found, especially something of value or interest. That old book is quite a find!
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.
find out1. to discover. I found out what was troubling her.
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.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
find out
→ يَكْتَشِفُ zjistit finde ud af herausfinden ανακαλύπτω averiguar saada selville découvrir saznati scoprire 発見する (…)을 알아내다 uitvinden finne ut dowiedzieć się descobrir выяснять komma på ค้นพบ bulmak tìm ra 发现Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009