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- pronunciation:
- faInd
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- phrases:
- find out
- features:
- Word Explorer
part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
finds, finding, found |
definition 1: |
to come upon or meet by accident.
I found some money in my pocket.- synonyms:
- bump into, come across, encounter, happen upon, run across
- antonyms:
- miss
- similar words:
- hit, meet, stumble upon
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definition 2: |
to come upon after losing or searching for.
Alex found a lost watch under the sink.- synonyms:
- locate, recover
- antonyms:
- lose, mislay, misplace
- similar words:
- recuperate, regain, retrieve, trace
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definition 3: |
to discover.
The explorers found a pass through the mountains.- synonyms:
- discover
- similar words:
- come across, detect, hit upon, locate, search out, spot, stumble upon, uncover, unearth
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definition 4: |
to consider or regard.
She found the poem hard to understand.- synonyms:
- consider
- similar words:
- believe, judge, perceive, regard
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definition 5: |
to come to a decision in a court of law.
The man was found guilty by the jury.- synonyms:
- rule
- similar words:
- decree, determine, judge, pronounce
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related words: |
catch, discover |
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phrase: |
find out |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
something pleasant, valuable, or rare that is discovered.
That colorful shell from the beach is quite a find!- similar words:
- bargain, catch, discovery
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related words: |
treasure |
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