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Detailed Synonyms for find in English

find:

to find verbe (finds, found, finding)

  1. to find
    to find; to come across; to meet; to learn
    • find verbe (finds, found, finding)
    • come across verbe (comes across, came across, coming across)
    • meet verbe (meets, met, meeting)
    • learn verbe (learns, learnt, learning)
    to discover
    – get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally 1
    • discover verbe (discovers, discovered, discovering)
  2. to find
    to perceive; to see; to notice; to become aware of; to sense; to find
    • perceive verbe (perceives, perceived, perceiving)
    • see verbe (sees, saw, seeing)
    • notice verbe (notices, noticed, noticing)
    • become aware of verbe (becomes aware of, becoming aware of)
    • sense verbe (senses, sensed, sensing)
    • find verbe (finds, found, finding)
  3. to find
    to perceive; to become aware of; to keep apart; to notice; to hold apart; to sense; to see; to find
    • perceive verbe (perceives, perceived, perceiving)
    • become aware of verbe (becomes aware of, becoming aware of)
    • keep apart verbe (keeps apart, kept apart, keeping apart)
    • notice verbe (notices, noticed, noticing)
    • hold apart verbe (holds apart, held apart, holding apart)
    • sense verbe (senses, sensed, sensing)
    • see verbe (sees, saw, seeing)
    • find verbe (finds, found, finding)
  4. to find
    to find; to unearth; come accross
  5. to find
    – accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation 1
    to find; find oneself
    – accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation 1
    • find verbe (finds, found, finding)
      • My son went to Berkeley to find himself1
    • find oneself verbe
  6. to find
    – receive a specified treatment (abstract) 1
    to obtain; to get; to receive; to find; incur
    – receive a specified treatment (abstract) 1
    • obtain verbe (obtains, obtained, obtaining)
    • get verbe (gets, got, getting)
      • I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions1
    • receive verbe (receives, received, receiving)
      • These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation1
      • His movie received a good review1
    • find verbe (finds, found, finding)
      • These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation1
    • incur verbe
  7. to find
    – come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds 1
    to find; to feel
    – come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds 1
    • find verbe (finds, found, finding)
      • I find him to be obnoxious1
      • I found the movie rather entertaining1
    • feel verbe (feels, felt, feeling)
      • I feel that he doesn't like me1
  8. to find
    – make a discovery 1
    to find; to discover
    – make a discovery 1
    • find verbe (finds, found, finding)
      • She found that he had lied to her1
    • discover verbe (discovers, discovered, discovering)
      • The story is false, so far as I can discover1
  9. to find
    – establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study 1
    to determine; to find; to ascertain; to find out
    – establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study 1
    • determine verbe (determines, determined, determining)
    • find verbe (finds, found, finding)
      • find the product of two numbers1
      • The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize1
    • ascertain verbe (ascertains, ascertained, ascertaining)
    • find out verbe (finds out, found out, finding out)
  10. to find
    – decide on and make a declaration about 1
    to find; to rule
    – decide on and make a declaration about 1
    • find verbe (finds, found, finding)
      • find someone guilty1
    • rule verbe (rules, ruled, ruling)
  11. to find
    – make a discovery, make a new finding 1
    to find; to discover
    – make a discovery, make a new finding 1
    • find verbe (finds, found, finding)
      • Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle1
    • discover verbe (discovers, discovered, discovering)
      • Roentgen discovered X-rays1
  12. to find
    – succeed in reaching; arrive at 1
    to find
    – succeed in reaching; arrive at 1
    • find verbe (finds, found, finding)
      • The arrow found its mark1
  13. to find
    – perceive or be contemporaneous with 1
    to see; to find; to witness
    – perceive or be contemporaneous with 1
    • see verbe (sees, saw, seeing)
      • You'll see a lot of cheating in this school1
      • The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions1
      • I want to see results1
    • find verbe (finds, found, finding)
      • We found Republicans winning the offices1
    • witness verbe (witnesss, witnessed, witnessing)
  14. to find
    – discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of 1
    to notice; to find; to discover; to detect; to observe
    – discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of 1
    • notice verbe (notices, noticed, noticing)
    • find verbe (finds, found, finding)
      • We found traces of lead in the paint1
    • discover verbe (discovers, discovered, discovering)
    • detect verbe (detects, detected, detecting)
      • She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water1
    • observe verbe (observes, observed, observing)
  15. to find
    – perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place 1
    to find
    – perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place 1
    • find verbe (finds, found, finding)
      • I found myself in a difficult situation1
      • When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room1
  16. to find
    – obtain through effort or management 1
    to find
    – obtain through effort or management 1
    • find verbe (finds, found, finding)
      • She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents1
      • We found the money to send our sons to college1
  17. to find
    – get something or somebody for a specific purpose 1
    to find; to line up; to come up; get hold
    – get something or somebody for a specific purpose 1
    • find verbe (finds, found, finding)
      • I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener1
    • line up verbe (lines up, lined up, lining up)
    • come up verbe (comes up, came up, coming up)
    • get hold verbe
  18. to find
    – get or find back; recover the use of 1
    to retrieve; to recover; to find; to regain
    – get or find back; recover the use of 1
    • retrieve verbe (retrieves, retrieved, retrieving)
    • recover verbe (recovers, recovered, recovering)
    • find verbe (finds, found, finding)
      • She found her voice and replied quickly1
    • regain verbe (regains, regained, regaining)
      • She regained control of herself1
  19. to find
    – come upon, as if by accident; meet with 1
    to encounter; to find; chance; to happen; to bump
    – come upon, as if by accident; meet with 1
    • encounter verbe (encounters, encountered, encountering)
    • find verbe (finds, found, finding)
      • We find this idea in Plato1
    • chance verbe
      • She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day1
    • happen verbe (happens, happened, happening)
      • I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here1
    • bump verbe (bumps, bumped, bumping)
  20. to find
    – come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost 1
    to find; to regain
    – come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost 1
    • find verbe (finds, found, finding)
      • Did you find your glasses?1
      • I cannot find my gloves!1
    • regain verbe (regains, regained, regaining)
  21. to find
    – To locate text or a specific item on a Web page or in a document. 2
    to find
    – To locate text or a specific item on a Web page or in a document. 2
    • find verbe (finds, found, finding)
  22. to find
    – To locate or come upon through action. 2
    to find
    – To locate or come upon through action. 2
    • find verbe (finds, found, finding)

Conjugations for find:

present
  1. find
  2. find
  3. finds
  4. find
  5. find
  6. find
simple past
  1. found
  2. found
  3. found
  4. found
  5. found
  6. found
present perfect
  1. have found
  2. have found
  3. has found
  4. have found
  5. have found
  6. have found
past continuous
  1. was finding
  2. were finding
  3. was finding
  4. were finding
  5. were finding
  6. were finding
future
  1. shall find
  2. will find
  3. will find
  4. shall find
  5. will find
  6. will find
continuous present
  1. am finding
  2. are finding
  3. is finding
  4. are finding
  5. are finding
  6. are finding
subjunctive
  1. be found
  2. be found
  3. be found
  4. be found
  5. be found
  6. be found
diverse
  1. find!
  2. let's find!
  3. found
  4. finding
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

find [the ~] nom

  1. the find
    the discovery; the find
  2. the find
    the invention; the discovery; the find
  3. the find
    – the act of discovering something 1
    the find; the discovery; the uncovering
    – the act of discovering something 1
  4. the find
    – a productive insight 1
    the find; the discovery; the breakthrough
    – a productive insight 1

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Related Definitions for "find":

  1. the act of discovering something1
  2. a productive insight1
  3. accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation1
    • My son went to Berkeley to find himself1
  4. receive a specified treatment (abstract)1
    • These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation1
  5. come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds1
    • I find him to be obnoxious1
    • I found the movie rather entertaining1
  6. make a discovery1
    • She found that he had lied to her1
  7. establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study1
    • find the product of two numbers1
    • The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize1
  8. decide on and make a declaration about1
    • find someone guilty1
  9. make a discovery, make a new finding1
    • Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle1
  10. succeed in reaching; arrive at1
    • The arrow found its mark1
  11. perceive or be contemporaneous with1
    • We found Republicans winning the offices1
  12. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of1
    • We found traces of lead in the paint1
  13. perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place1
    • I found myself in a difficult situation1
    • When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room1
  14. obtain through effort or management1
    • She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents1
    • We found the money to send our sons to college1
  15. get something or somebody for a specific purpose1
    • I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener1
  16. get or find back; recover the use of1
    • She found her voice and replied quickly1
  17. come upon, as if by accident; meet with1
    • We find this idea in Plato1
  18. come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost1
    • Did you find your glasses?1
    • I cannot find my gloves!1
  19. To locate text or a specific item on a Web page or in a document.2
  20. To locate or come upon through action.2

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