English to English
find
(f/aI/nd
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noun (n)
- Anything found; a discovery of anything valuable; especially, a deposit, discovered by archæologists, of objects of prehistoric or unknown origin.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds(verb.cognition)Example:
I find him to be obnoxious.
source: wordnet30 - make a discovery(verb.cognition)source: wordnet30
- obtain through effort or management(verb.possession)source: wordnet30
- decide on and make a declaration about(verb.communication)Example:
Find someone guilty.
source: wordnet30 - perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place(verb.perception)source: wordnet30
- succeed in reaching; arrive at(verb.motion)source: wordnet30
- accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation(verb.change)Example:
My son went to Berkeley to find himself.
source: wordnet30 - To meet with, or light upon, accidentally; to gain the first sight or knowledge of, as of something new, or unknown; hence, to fall in with, as a person.(verb)source: webster1913
- To determine an issue of fact, and to declare such a determination to a court; as, the jury find for the plaintiff.(verb)source: webster1913