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find out
find F0125600 (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.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 vb (adverb) 1. to gain knowledge of (something); learn: he found out what he wanted. 2. to detect the crime, deception, etc, of (someone)Thesaurus| 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"ascertain, determine, findgauge - 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 RNArectify - 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 sharesituate, 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 a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, discover, pick up, seeget 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"ascertain - learn or discover with certaintydiscover, 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, learn, watch, determine, see, checkinsure, 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"catch outdetect, 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" |
findverb1. 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.2. To look for and discover:locate, pinpoint, spot.3. To obtain knowledge or awareness of something not known before, as through observation or study.Also used with out:ascertain, determine, discover, hear, learn.nounSomething that has been discovered:ascertainment, discovery, finding, strike.Translationsfind (faind) verb – past tense, past participle found (faund) – 1. to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching. Look what I've found! 找到 找到2. to discover. I found that I couldn't do the work. 發現 发现3. to consider; to think (something) to be. I found the British weather very cold. 認為 认为 noun something found, especially something of value or interest. That old book is quite a find! 重要的發現 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. 適應 能独立行动find out1. to discover. I found out what was troubling her. 找出 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. 揭發 揭发find out
find (someone or something) out1. To learn something. Guess what I found out? Greg is getting the promotion after all! You know, I'm not sure what his phone number is, but I'll find out for you.2. To learn of someone's sneaky or underhanded actions. Well, don't leave any evidence behind, or they'll find you out.3. To discover that someone is not home. Yeah, I tried to go visit Sheila, but I found her out.See also: find, outfind someone out 1. to discover that someone is not at home. We knocked on their door and found them out. Sam found Frank out when he arrived to collect the debt. 2. to discover something surprising or shocking about someone. I don't want them to find me out. We found her out despite her deviousness.See also: find, outfind something outto discover facts about someone or something; to learn a fact. I found something out that you might be interested in. We found out that the Smiths are going to sell their house.See also: find, outfind out1. Discover through examination or inquiry, as in You can find out his phone number by looking in the book. [Mid-1500] 2. Expose, detect the true nature or character of, especially in an offense. For example, Cheaters risk being found out. [c. 1700] See also: find, outfind outv.1. To ascertain something, as through examination or inquiry: I found out the phone number by looking it up. We found the answer out in the dictionary. I'm not sure of the location of the bus stop, but I'll try to find out.2. To detect or expose the true nature or character of something or someone: My plan to trick my roommate ended when he found me out. Liars risk being found out.See also: find, outEncyclopediaSeefindAcronymsSeeF/Ofind out
Related to find out: figure outSynonyms for find outverb establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or studySynonymsRelated Words- gauge
- translate
- rectify
- redetermine
- sequence
- ascertain
- find out
- learn
- watch
- determine
- see
- check
- refract
- count
- numerate
- enumerate
- number
- discover
- find
- admeasure
- situate
- locate
verb get to know or become aware of, usually accidentallySynonyms- get a line
- get wind
- get word
- hear
- learn
- discover
- pick up
- see
Related Words- get the goods
- wise up
- trip up
- catch
- ascertain
- discover
- find
- witness
- see
verb find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effortSynonyms- ascertain
- learn
- watch
- determine
- see
- check
Related Words- insure
- see to it
- ensure
- ascertain
- check
- assure
- control
- see
- determine
- find out
- find
- test
verb trapSynonymsRelated Words- detect
- discover
- notice
- observe
- find
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