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UK
/fˈaɪnd/
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[ US /ˈfaɪnd/ ]
[ US /ˈfaɪnd/ ]
VERB
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make a discovery
The story is false, so far as I can discover
She found that he had lied to her -
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here
We find this idea in Plato
She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day -
accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation
My son went to Berkeley to find himself -
get or find back; recover the use of
She regained control of herself
She found her voice and replied quickly -
succeed in reaching; arrive at
The arrow found its mark -
come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
I cannot find my gloves!
Did you find your glasses? -
come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
I found the movie rather entertaining
I feel that he doesn't like me
I find him to be obnoxious -
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 -
decide on and make a declaration about
find someone guilty -
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 -
receive a specified treatment (abstract)
I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions
These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation
His movie received a good review -
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 -
make a discovery, make a new finding
Roentgen discovered X-rays
Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle -
perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room
I found myself in a difficult situation -
perceive or be contemporaneous with
We found Republicans winning the offices
I want to see results
The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions
You'll see a lot of cheating in this school -
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
NOUN
- the act of discovering something
- a productive insight
How To Use find In A Sentence
- I can't find any relevant material on him in the library.
- Note that you'll be able to find the demonstration projects themselves as open-source projects on the companion site to the column (see Resources).
- I have to find grass and bring it up to them, otherwise they'll die. Times, Sunday Times
- You would be hard pressed to find a young captain or major who hadn't flown combat sorties in the area of operations.
- What do a few lives matter now if we can find new, unpolluted territories and new ways to survive? THE ANCIENT AND SOLITARY REIGN
- Consumers get incredibly upset when dieticians and researchers backtrack on previous findings, proclaiming that products once deemed healthy are now in question.
- Let's find out what's coming up in a few minutes on "PAULA ZAHN NOW" -- Paula. CNN Transcript Feb 2, 2006
- This was just a few years after Lord Byron woke to find Child Harold's Pilgrimage in the bookshops and himself famous, as it were, overnight.
- The thing is, a lot of people find a motor home vacation more enjoyable.
- This contact of his had passed on to him a list of slightly disreputable jewelers and watchmakers in the area, on which I was rather impressed and a bit taken aback to find my appearance.