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Find

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Definitions for Find

noun
a productive insight
Synonyms
discovery breakthrough
noun
the act of discovering something
Synonyms
discovery uncovering
verb
come upon, as if by accident
Synonyms
happen chance bump encounter
Examples
  1. meet with
  2. We find this idea in Plato
  3. I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here
  4. She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day
verb
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
Synonyms
detect observe discover notice
Examples
  1. She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water
  2. We found traces of lead in the paint
verb
come upon after searching
Synonyms
regain
Examples
  1. find the location of something that was missed or lost
  2. Did you find your glasses?
  3. I cannot find my gloves!
verb
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
Synonyms
determine find out ascertain
Examples
  1. find the product of two numbers
  2. The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize
verb
come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
Synonyms
feel
Examples
  1. I feel that he doesn't like me
  2. I find him to be obnoxious
  3. I found the movie rather entertaining
verb
perceive or be contemporaneous with
Synonyms
witness see
Examples
  1. We found Republicans winning the offices
  2. You'll see a lot of cheating in this school
  3. The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions
  4. I want to see results
verb
get something or somebody for a specific purpose
Synonyms
line up get hold come up
Examples
  1. I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener
  2. I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing
  3. The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter
verb
make a discovery, make a new finding
Synonyms
discover
Examples
  1. Roentgen discovered X-rays
  2. Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle
verb
make a discovery
Synonyms
discover
Examples
  1. She found that he had lied to her
  2. The story is false, so far as I can discover
verb
obtain through effort or management
Examples
  1. She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents
  2. We found the money to send our sons to college
verb
decide on and make a declaration about
Synonyms
rule
Examples
  1. find someone guilty
verb
receive a specified treatment (abstract)
Synonyms
receive get obtain incur
Examples
  1. These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation
  2. His movie received a good review
  3. I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions
verb
perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
Examples
  1. I found myself in a difficult situation
  2. When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room
verb
get or find back
Synonyms
recover retrieve regain
Examples
  1. recover the use of
  2. She regained control of herself
  3. She found her voice and replied quickly
verb
succeed in reaching
Examples
  1. arrive at
  2. The arrow found its mark
verb
accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation
Synonyms
find oneself
Examples
  1. My son went to Berkeley to find himself

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