Word definition: find

Etimology


From Middle English finden, from Old English findan, from Proto-West Germanic *finþan, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną (compare West Frisian fine, Low German finden, Dutch vinden, German finden, Danish finde, Norwegian Bokmål finne, Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish finna), a secondary verb from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path bridge”), whence *póntoh₁s (compare English path, Old Irish étain (“I find”), áitt (“place”), Latin pōns (“bridge”), Ancient Greek πόντος (póntos, “sea”), Old Armenian հուն (hun, “ford”), Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬧𐬙𐬃 (paṇtā̊), Sanskrit पथ (pathá, “path”), Proto-Slavic *pǫtь).

verb


find (third-person singular simple present finds, present participle finding, simple past found or (dialectal) fand, past participle found or (archaic) founden)

To locate

(ditransitive) To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end.

(transitive) To gain, as the object of desire or effort.

(transitive) To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire.

(transitive) To meet with; to receive.

(transitive) To point out.

(ditransitive) To decide that, to discover that, to form the opinion that.

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

(transitive, archaic) To supply; to furnish.

(transitive, archaic) To provide for

(intransitive, law) To determine or judge.

(transitive, ball sports) To successfully pass to or shoot the ball into.

(intransitive, hunting) To discover game.

Examples


I found this shell on the beach

Searching the window for a flint, I found/This paper, thus sealed up.

Among the Woods and Forests thou art found.

I found my car keys. They were under the couch.

I had occasion to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town.

It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant.

Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field. Dr Mincer and Dr Amaral-Zettler found evidence of them on their marine plastic, too.

I found you a new place to live

Water is found to be a compound substance.

to find leisure; to find means

Looks like he found a new vehicle for himself!

Among newer procedures, the Robb and Steinberg contrast visualization of cardiac chambers and venous catheterization of the right heart have found the broadest study and application.

He kept finding faults with my work.

I find your argument unsatisfactory.

I went looking for you in the bed we share, but tonight I found you not there.

I find you passing gentle.

The torrid zone is now found habitable.

“ the awfully hearty sort of Christmas cards that people do send to other people that they don't know at all well. You know. The kind that have mottoes And then, when you see [the senders], you probably find that they are the most melancholy old folk with malignant diseases.

to find a verdict; to find a true bill against an accused person

to find his title with some shows of truth

to find food for workmen

He finds his nephew in money.

They stand idle in the market-place, not because they have not been hired, but because they do not want to be hired; being able to live like the Lazzaroni of Naples, on "Midshipman's half-pay—nothing a day, and find yourself."

the pay is good, the musterer receiving ten shillings a day, and all found, all the time he is engaged on the "run," even should he be compelled to remain idle on account of rain or mist.

The jury finds for the defendant.

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

Van Persie scored a hat-trick against Wigan Atheltic F. C. on Saturday and should have found the net again after Bendtner found him at the far post but the Dutchman's header rebounded to safety off the crossbar.

They found at once, and there was a short sharp run, during which Linda and Tony, both in a somewhat showing-off mood, rode side by side over the stone walls.

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See also Thesaurus:deem

antonyms

lose

noun


find (plural finds)

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

The act of finding.

Examples


Shepard: How did you get these things to your father?Tali: Sometimes I left packages at secure drops in civilized areas. Someone on Pilgrimage would see that it was shipped home.Tali: For very valuable finds, I'd signal home, and Father would send a small ship.

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(anything found): discovery, catch

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