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find
Audio Help [fahynd] Pronunciation Key verb, found, find·ing, noun
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Audio Help [fahynd] Pronunciation Key verb, found, find·ing, noun –verb (used with object)
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| 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.
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| 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. |
| 13. | to determine an issue after judicial inquiry: The jury found for the plaintiff. |
| 14. | British Hunting. to come upon game. |
| 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. |
| 18. | find out,
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| 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
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find·a·ble, adjective
—Synonyms 2. achieve, win, earn, acquire.
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find·ing
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Audio Help [fahyn-ding] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | the act of a person or thing that finds; discovery. |
| 2. | Often, findings. something that is found or ascertained. |
| 3. | Law. a decision or verdict after judicial inquiry. |
| 4. | findings, tools, materials, etc., used by artisans. |
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| Roget's II: The New Thesaurus | Cite This Source | |
| Main Entry: | discovery | |
| Part of Speech: | noun | |
| Definition: | Something that has been discovered. | |
| Synonyms: | ascertainment, find, strike | |
| Source: | Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary. Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. | |
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