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  [fahynd] verb, found, find⋅ing, noun
Use find in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. 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.
—Idioms
19. find fault. fault (def. 16).
20. 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

Related forms:
find⋅a⋅ble, adjective

Synonyms:
2. achieve, win, earn, acquire.
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find   (fīnd)   
v.   found (found), find·ing, finds

v.   tr.
  1. To come upon, often by accident; meet with.
  2. To come upon or discover by searching or making an effort: 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.
    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.
    3. To bring (oneself) to an awareness of what one truly wishes to be and do in life.
    4. To perceive (oneself) to be in a specific place or condition: found herself at home that night; found himself drawn to the stranger.
  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. All the jurors found him guilty.
  10. 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.
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(s):
find out
  1. 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.
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Find

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?

Find

Find\, v. i. (Law) To determine an issue of fact, and to declare such a determination to a court; as, the jury find for the plaintiff. --Burrill.

Find

Find\, n. Anything found; a discovery of anything valuable; especially, a deposit, discovered by arch[ae]ologists, of objects of prehistoric or unknown origin.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : find
Spanish: encontrar, hallar,
German: finden,
Japanese: 見つける
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find 
O.E. findan "come upon, alight on" (class III strong verb; past tense fand, pp. funden), from P.Gmc. *finthanan (cf. O.S. findan, O.N. finna, M.Du. vinden, Ger. finden, Goth. finþan), originally "to come upon," perhaps from PIE *pent- "to go, pass, path, bridge" (cf. O.H.G. fendeo "pedestrian," Skt. panthah "path, way," Avestan panta "way," Gk. pontos "open sea," L. pons (gen. pontis) "bridge," O.C.S. poti "path," peta "heel"). The noun meaning "person or thing discovered" is from 1890.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: find
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: found; find·ing
transitive verb 1 : to come upon accidentally or through effort <found a valuable antique in the old desk> <found a buyer for the property>
2 : to make a judicial determination regarding <found the testimony not credible> <found the defendant guilty> —compare DECIDE, HOLD intransitive verb : to make a judicial determination found in favor of the plaintiff>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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find

In addition to the idioms beginning with find, also see hard way (find out the).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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