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to discover, especially where a thing or person is, either unexpectedly or by searching, or to discover where to get or how to achieve something: I've just found a ten-pound note in my pocket. I couldn't find Andrew's phone number. You'll find the knives and forks in the left-hand drawer.
The meaning of FIND is to come upon often accidentally : encounter. How to use find in a sentence.
to come upon by chance; meet with: He found a nickel in the street. to locate, attain, or obtain by search or effort: to find an apartment; to find happiness. Synonyms: acquire, earn, win, achieve.
to accept somebody as they are without expecting them to behave in a special way or have special qualities. Definition of find verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you describe someone or something that has been discovered as a find, you mean that they are valuable, interesting, good, or useful. Another of his lucky finds was a pair of candle-holders.
1. To come upon, often by accident; meet with: found a dime on the floor. 2. To come upon or discover by searching or making an effort: finally found the leak in the pipe. 3. To discover or ascertain through observation, experience, or study: found a solution; find the product of two numbers; found that it didn't really matter. 4. a.
To find something means to discover it. When you're strolling through a green field, you might try to find a four-leaf clover.
