find

To locate. To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.

• I found this shell on the beach.
• She arrived home to find that the house had gone up in flames.
• I found my car keys. They were under the couch.

To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.

• I found this shell on the beach.
• She arrived home to find that the house had gone up in flames.

To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.

• I found my car keys. They were under the couch.
• I went looking for you in the bed we share, but tonight I found you not there.

To locate on behalf of another.

• I found you a new place to live

To discover by study or experiment directed to an object or end.

• Water is found to be a compound substance.
• The researchers found the two variables to be strongly correlated.

To gain, as the object of desire or effort.

• to find leisure; to find means

To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire.

• Looks like he found a new vehicle for himself!

To meet with; to receive.

• The proposal found little support within the government.

To point out.

• He kept finding faults with my work.

To decide that, to conclude that, to form the opinion that, to consider.

• I find your argument unsatisfactory.
• I found it strange {sleeping - to sleep} in your house last night.

To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish.

• to find a verdict; to find a true bill (of indictment) against an accused person

To supply; to furnish.

• to find food for workmen

To provide for.

• He finds his nephew in money.

To determine or judge.

• The jury finds for the defendant.

To successfully pass to or shoot the ball into.

• Peters finds Jinkins, who is running down the left wing.

To discover game.

Anything that is found (usually valuable), as objects on an archeological site or a person with talent.

The act of finding.

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