find

[Find]

To find something means to discover it. When you're strolling through a green field, you might try to find a four leaf clover.

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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.

Noun
the act of discovering something

Noun
a productive insight

Verb
accept and make use of one''s personality, abilities, and situation; "My son went to Berkeley to find himself"

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receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"

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come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; "I feel that he doesn''t like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining"

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make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover"

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after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"

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decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty"

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make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"

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succeed in reaching; arrive at; "The arrrow found its mark"

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perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You''ll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "I want to see results"; "The 1960 saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see

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discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"

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perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place; "I found myself in a difficult situation"; "When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room"

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obtain through effort or management; "She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents"; "We found the money to send our sons to college"

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get something or somebody for a specific purpose; "I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter"

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get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"

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come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"

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come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"


v. t.
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.

v. t.
To learn by experience or trial; to perceive; to experience; to discover by the intellect or the feelings; to detect; to feel.

v. t.
To come upon by seeking; as, to find something lost.

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To discover by sounding; as, to find bottom.

v. t.
To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end; as, water is found to be a compound substance.

v. t.
To gain, as the object of desire or effort; as, to find leisure; to find means.

v. t.
To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire.

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To provide for; to supply; to furnish; as, to find food for workemen; he finds his nephew in money.

v. t.
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.

v. i.
To determine an issue of fact, and to declare such a determination to a court; as, the jury find for the plaintiff.

n.
Anything found; a discovery of anything valuable; especially, a deposit, discovered by archaeologists, of objects of prehistoric or unknown origin.


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. finan; 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.
In woods and forests thou art found.
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.
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.
Every mountain now hath found a tongue.
4. To provide for; to supply; to furnish; as, to find food for workemen; he finds his nephew in money.
Wages '9c14 and all found.
Nothing a day and find yourself.
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.
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'91ologists, of objects of prehistoric or unknown origin.

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.

To determine an issue of fact, and to declare such a determination to a court; as, the jury find for the plaintiff.

Anything found; a discovery of anything valuable; especially, a deposit, discovered by arch'91ologists, of objects of prehistoric or unknown origin.

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Usage Examples

A lot of times I find that people who are blessed with the most talent don't ever develop that attitude, and the ones who aren't blessed in that way are the most competitive and have the biggest heart.

A mathematician is a person who can find analogies between theorems a better mathematician is one who can see analogies between proofs and the best mathematician can notice analogies between theories.

A military coup needs a sacrifice and courage that you can't find in an army without morale.

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.

A few years ago you couldn't go from TV to film. It was like a 'no no' but I believe when you find a plan and purpose that God has for your life, there's not anything man can do to you. Especially when your faith is not really standing in the wisdom of man, you're really standing in the wisdom of God.

A city is a place where there is no need to wait for next week to get the answer to a question, to taste the food of any country, to find new voices to listen to and familiar ones to listen to again.

A hard man is good to find.

A good way I know to find happiness, is to not bore a hole to fit the plug.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

A man travels the world in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.

A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.

A good teacher must be able to put himself in the place of those who find learning hard.

'Strictly Business' is about a young black man who is learning about himself, and that applies to a lot of young black men, those who are trying to find jobs. This film gives them a good look at that situation.

A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water.

"We don't do things we aren't good at by nature. I wouldn't play basketball because I'm only 5' 1"". Find what you enjoy - whether it's racing, flying a helicopter, being a doctor, or stitching clothes together. Once you've done that, you have the passion you need."

'Rocket Science' is really where I fell in love with filmmaking, I think 'Camp' was incredible, but it was so bizarre, and I was trying to find my footing in this world where you don't have an audience for immediate validation.

A lot of people quit looking for work as soon as they find a job.

A man willing to work, and unable to find work, is perhaps the saddest sight that fortune's inequality exhibits under this sun.

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