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find[1,verb] finding fact finder

Main Entry: ¹find
Pronunciation: 'fInd
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): found /'faund/; find·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English findan; akin to Old High German findan to find, Latin pont-, pons bridge, Greek pontos sea, Sanskrit patha way, course
transitive verb
1 a : to come upon often accidentally : ENCOUNTER b : to meet with (a particular reception) <hoped to find favor>
2 a : to come upon by searching or effort <must find a suitable person for the job> b : to discover by study or experiment <find an answer> c : to obtain by effort or management <find the time to study> d : ATTAIN, REACH <the bullet found its mark>
3 a : to discover by the intellect or the feelings : EXPERIENCE <find much pleasure in your company> b : to perceive (oneself) to be in a certain place or condition c : to gain or regain the use or power of <trying to find his tongue> d : to bring (oneself) to a realization of one's powers or of one's proper sphere of activity <must help the student to find himself as an individual -- N. M. Pusey>
4 a : PROVIDE, SUPPLY b : to furnish (room and board) especially as a condition of employment
5 : to determine and make a statement about <find a verdict> <found her guilty>
intransitive verb : to determine a case judicially by a verdict <find for the defendant>
- find·able /'fIn-d&-b&l/ adjective
- find fault : to criticize unfavorably