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find

1 find /ˈfaɪnd/ verb
finds; found /ˈfaʊnd/ ; finding
1 find
/ˈfaɪnd/
verb
finds; found /ˈfaʊnd/ ; finding
Britannica Dictionary definition of FIND
[+ object]
: to discover (something or someone) without planning or trying to : to discover (something or someone) by chance
◊ Something or someone that is found in a specified place exists there or lives there.
[+ object] : to get or discover (something or someone that you are looking for)
[+ object]
: to discover or learn (something) by studying about it
: to get (something needed or wanted) by effort
[+ object]
: to regard (someone or something you have met, seen, experienced, etc.) in a specified way
: to be affected by (something) in a specified way
: to feel (a pleasing emotion)
[+ object]
: to discover (someone) in a specified state
: to become aware that you are doing something or that you are in a particular place or situation
[+ object] : to begin to have (something)
law
[+ object] : to make a decision about the guilt or innocence of (someone)
: to decide the result of a court case
[+ object]
[no object]

find common cause

see 1cause

find fault

: to criticize someone or something
usually + with see also faultfinder

find its mark/target

: to hit a target that was aimed for often used figuratively

find out

[phrasal verb]
find out (something) : to learn (something) by making an effort
find out about (something) : to become aware of (something)
find (someone) out : to learn the unpleasant truth about (someone)

find your bearings

see bearing

find yourself

: to learn what you truly value and want in life

find your voice

: to begin speaking or expressing your thoughts : to be able to speak or to express yourself as a writer

find your way

: to look for and find where you need to go in order to get somewhere
often used figuratively
: to go or arrive somewhere by chance or after a time of wandering
2 find /ˈfaɪnd/ noun
plural finds
2 find
/ˈfaɪnd/
noun
plural finds
Britannica Dictionary definition of FIND
[count]
: something or someone that has been found
especially : a valuable person or thing that has been found or discovered