Dictionary entries for 'find'

Synonyms

find (fīnd)

[Middle English finden, from Old English findan.]

verb: found (found), find·ing, finds.

To come upon, often by accident; meet with.
To come upon or discover by searching or making an effort: found the leak in the pipe.
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.
1. To perceive to be, after experience or consideration: found the gadget surprisingly useful; found the book entertaining.
2. To experience or feel: found comfort in her smile.
To recover (something lost): found her keys.
To recover the use of; regain: found my voice and replied.
To succeed in reaching; arrive at: The dart found its mark.
To obtain or acquire by effort: found the money by economizing.
To decide on and make a declaration about: The jury deliberated and found a verdict of guilty. All the jurors found him guilty.
To furnish; supply.
1. To bring (oneself) to an awareness of what one truly wishes to be and do in life.
2. To perceive (oneself) to be in a specific place or condition: found herself at home that night; found himself drawn to the stranger.

The act of finding.
Something that is found, especially an unexpectedly valuable discovery: The Rosetta stone was a providential archaeological find.

find out: 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.; To detect the true nature or character of; expose: Liars risk being found out.; To detect and apprehend; catch: Most embezzlers are found out in the end.