equipped, outfitted, or furnished: He bought a new boat, fully found.
–adjective
3.
British. provided or furnished without additional charge, as to a tenant; included within the price, rent, etc. (often used postpositively): Room to let, laundry found.
–noun
4.
something that is provided or furnished without charge, esp. meals given a domestic: Maid wanted, good salary and found.
to come upon by chance; meet with: He found a nickel in the street.
2.
to locate, attain, or obtain by search or effort: to find an apartment; to find happiness.
3.
to locate or recover (something lost or misplaced): I can't find my blue socks.
4.
to discover or perceive after consideration: to find something to be true.
5.
to gain or regain the use of: His anger finally helped him find his tongue.
6.
to ascertain by study or calculation: to find the sum of several numbers.
7.
to feel or perceive: He finds it so.
8.
to become aware of, or discover (oneself), as being in a condition or location: After a long illness, he found himself well again. She woke to find herself at home.
9.
to discover: Columbus found America in 1492.
10.
Law.
a.
to determine after judicial inquiry: to find a person guilty.
b.
to pronounce as an official act (an indictment, verdict, or judgment).
11.
to provide or furnish: Bring blankets and we'll find the rest of the equipment for the trip.
12.
South Midland and Southern U.S.(of farm animals) to give birth to: The brown cow found a calf yesterday.
–verb (used without object)
13.
to determine an issue after judicial inquiry: The jury found for the plaintiff.
14.
British Hunting. to come upon game.
–noun
15.
an act of finding or discovering.
16.
something found; a discovery, esp. a valuable or gratifying one: Our cook was a find.
17.
Hunting. a discovery of game, esp. foxes.
—Verb phrase
18.
find out,
a.
to discover or confirm the truth of (something).
b.
to detect or expose, as a crime or offense.
c.
to uncover the true nature, identity, or intentions of (someone): They found him out before he could launch the rebellion.
find oneself, to discover where one's real interests or talents lie, and follow them: After trying many occupations, he finally found himself and became an account executive.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME finden, OE findan; c. G finden, D vinden, ON finna, Goth finthan]
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.
To perceive to be, after experience or consideration: found the gadget surprisingly useful; found the book entertaining.
To experience or feel: found comfort in her smile.
To bring (oneself) to an awareness of what one truly wishes to be and do in life.
To perceive (oneself) to be in a specific place or condition: found herself at home that night; found himself drawn to the stranger.
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.
To bring (oneself) to an awareness of what one truly wishes to be and do in life.
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.
The act of finding.
Something that is found, especially an unexpectedly valuable discovery: The Rosetta stone was a providential archaeological find.
Phrasal Verb(s): 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.
[Middle English finden, from Old English findan; see pent- in Indo-European roots.]
To establish or set up, especially with provision for continuing existence: The college was founded in 1872.
To establish the foundation or basis of; base: found a theory on firm evidence.
[Middle English founden, from Old French fonder, from Latin fundāre, from fundus, bottom.]
Synonyms: These verbs mean to bring something into existence and set it in operation: founded a colony; created a trust fund; establishing a business; instituted an annual benefit concert; organizing a field trip.
"establish," c.1290, from O.Fr. founder, from L. fundare "to lay the bottom or foundation of something," from fundus "bottom, foundation" (see fund (n.)).
"cast metal," c.1390, from M.Fr. fondre "pour out, melt, mix together," from O.Fr. fondre, from L. fundere "melt, cast, pour out," from PIE *gheud-, from root *gheu- "to pour" (cf. Goth. giutan, O.E. geotan "to pour").
Bot"tom\ (b[o^]t"t[u^]m), n. [OE. botum, botme, AS. botm; akin to OS. bodom, D. bodem, OHG. podam, G. boden, Icel. botn, Sw. botten, Dan. bund (for budn), L. fundus (for fudnus), Gr. pyqmh`n (for fyqmh`n), Skr. budhna (for bhudhna), and Ir. bonn sole of the foot, W. bon stem, base. [root]257. Cf. 4th Found, Fund, n.]1. The lowest part of anything; the foot; as, the bottom of a tree or well; the bottom of a hill, a lane, or a page. Or dive into the bottom of the deep. --Shak. 2. The part of anything which is beneath the contents and supports them, as the part of a chair on which a person sits, the circular base or lower head of a cask or tub, or the plank floor of a ship's hold; the under surface. Barrels with the bottom knocked out. --Macaulay. No two chairs were alike; such high backs and low backs and leather bottoms and worsted bottoms. --W. Irving. 3. That upon which anything rests or is founded, in a literal or a figurative sense; foundation; groundwork. 4. The bed of a body of water, as of a river, lake, sea. 5. The fundament; the buttocks. 6. An abyss. [Obs.] --Dryden. 7. Low land formed by alluvial deposits along a river; low-lying ground; a dale; a valley. "The bottoms and the high grounds." --Stoddard. 8. (Naut.) The part of a ship which is ordinarily under water; hence, the vessel itself; a ship. My ventures are not in one bottom trusted. --Shak. Not to sell the teas, but to return them to London in the same bottoms in which they were shipped. --Bancroft. Full bottom, a hull of such shape as permits carrying a large amount of merchandise. 9. Power of endurance; as, a horse of a good bottom. 10. Dregs or grounds; lees; sediment. --Johnson. At bottom, At the bottom, at the foundation or basis; in reality. "He was at the bottom a good man." --J. F. Cooper. To be at the bottom of, to be the cause or originator of; to be the source of. [Usually in an opprobrious sense.] --J. H. Newman. He was at the bottom of many excellent counsels. --Addison. To go to the bottom, to sink; esp. to be wrecked. To touch bottom, to reach the lowest point; to find something on which to rest.
Find\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Found; p. pr. & vb. n. Finding.] [AS. findan; akin to D. vinden, OS. & OHG. findan, G. finden, Dan. finde, icel. & Sw. finna, Goth. fin?an; and perh. to L. petere to seek, Gr. ? to fall, Skr. pat to fall, fly, E. petition.]1. To meet with, or light upon, accidentally; to gain the first sight or knowledge of, as of something new, or unknown; hence, to fall in with, as a person. Searching the window for a flint, I found This paper, thus sealed up. --Shak. In woods and forests thou art found. --Cowley. 2. To learn by experience or trial; to perceive; to experience; to discover by the intellect or the feelings; to detect; to feel. "I find you passing gentle." --Shak. The torrid zone is now found habitable. --Cowley. 3. To come upon by seeking; as, to find something lost. (a) To discover by sounding; as, to find bottom. (b) To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end; as, water is found to be a compound substance. (c) To gain, as the object of desire or effort; as, to find leisure; to find means. (d) To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire. Seek, and ye shall find. --Matt. vii. 7. Every mountain now hath found a tongue. --Byron. 4. To provide for; to supply; to furnish; as, to find food for workemen; he finds his nephew in money. Wages [pounds]14 and all found. --London Times. Nothing a day and find yourself. --Dickens. 5. To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish; as, to find a verdict; to find a true bill (of indictment) against an accused person. To find his title with some shows of truth. --Shak. To find out, to detect (a thief); to discover (a secret) -- to solve or unriddle (a parable or enigma); to understand. "Canst thou by searching find out God?" --Job. xi. 7. "We do hope to find out all your tricks." --Milton. To find fault with, to blame; to censure. To find one's self, to be; to fare; -- often used in speaking of health; as, how do you find yourself this morning?
Fon`dus"\, n. [F. fondu, prop. p. p. of fondre to melt, blend. See Found to cast.] A style of printing calico, paper hangings, etc., in which the colors are in bands and graduated into each other. --Ure.
Font\, n. [F. fonte, fr. fondre to melt or cast. See Found to cast, and cf. Fount a font.] (Print.) A complete assortment of printing type of one size, including a due proportion of all the letters in the alphabet, large and small, points, accents, and whatever else is necessary for printing with that variety of types; a fount.
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