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- pronunciation:
- faInd
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- find fault, find one's feet, find oneself, find out
- features:
- Word Explorer, Grammatical Patterns
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
finds, finding, found |
| definition 1: |
to encounter, come upon, or meet, esp. unexpectedly.
We found the elderly man wandering alone.I found some money in the pocket of my old jacket.- synonyms:
- bump into, come across, encounter, happen upon, run across
- antonyms:
- miss
- similar words:
- discover, hit, meet, stumble upon
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| definition 2: |
to come upon or recover after losing or searching for.
I found my lost watch.- synonyms:
- locate, recover
- antonyms:
- lose, mislay, misplace
- similar words:
- discover, recoup, recuperate, regain, retrieve, trace
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| definition 3: |
to discover.
The explorers found a lake that had never been charted.The professor found a new way to present his lecture.I was surprised to find that the strange-sounding dish was really quite delicious.[verb + (that) + clause
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The researchers found that their data didn't support their hypothesis.[verb + (that) + clause
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- synonyms:
- discover
- similar words:
- come across, descry, detect, hit upon, locate, search out, spot, stumble upon, uncover, unearth
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| definition 4: |
to perceive as or come to regard.
She found him difficult to understand.[verb + smby/smth + noun/adj
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I found the book a little long and boring.[verb + smby/smth + noun/adj
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I found her an interesting traveling companion.[verb + smby/smth + noun/adj
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After talking with him a while, she found him to be a charming man.[verb + smby + WH/whether + infinitive
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- synonyms:
- consider
- similar words:
- believe, deem, judge, perceive, regard
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| definition 5: |
to give or provide.
Find a place for them at the table.- synonyms:
- furnish, provide
- similar words:
- give, outfit, supply
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| related words: |
catch, discover, rout, rummage, search |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
in law, to decide after judicial deliberations.
The jury found in favor of the defendant.- synonyms:
- decide, rule
- similar words:
- adjudicate, decree, determine, judge, pronounce
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| phrase: |
find fault, find one's feet, find oneself, find out |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an act of finding.
- synonyms:
- discovery
- similar words:
- location, recoup, recovery, retrieval
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| definition 2: |
something found, esp. something rare, valuable, or pleasing.
That colorful shell from the beach is quite a find!- similar words:
- acquisition, bargain, catch, discovery
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| related words: |
treasure |
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