find

/fˈaɪnd/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

come upon, as if by accident; meet with
“We find this idea in Plato”
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
“She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water”
come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
“Did you find your glasses?”
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
“find the product of two numbers”
come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
“I feel that he doesn't like me”
perceive or be contemporaneous with
“We found Republicans winning the offices”
get something or somebody for a specific purpose
“I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener”
make a discovery, make a new finding
“Roentgen discovered X-rays”
make a discovery
“She found that he had lied to her”
obtain through effort or management
“She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents”
decide on and make a declaration about
“find someone guilty”
receive a specified treatment (abstract)
“These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation”

noun

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