find out

verb

found out; finding out; finds out

transitive verb

1

: to learn by effort, study, observation, or search : discover

I need to find out where the meeting is being held.

2

a

: to catch in an offense (such as a crime)

The culprits were soon found out.

b

: to ascertain the true character or identity of

The informer was eventually found out.

intransitive verb

: to discover, learn, or verify something

I don't know, but I'll find out for you.

Synonyms of find out

• realize
• discover
• see
• learn
• hear

Examples of find out in a Sentence

that was around the time that I found out I was adopted

found out about the new restaurant by reading reviews online

Recent Examples on the Web

About 2 weeks into shooting everyone, including us, found out Ben Shapiro was involved. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Detectives found out Lopez rented a car in Key Largo and drove out of town, Sheriff Rick Ramsay said. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026

Ahmed set up the donations website, but Bilal never found out where the money went. — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Once the staff finds out what kind of therapy the participants would like to have, they are connected with the clinician who best fits their needs. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Rhymes for find out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout

Kids Definition

find out

verb

1

: to learn by study, observation, or search : discover

2

: to catch doing something bad

the culprit was found out