Definition of find
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\ˈfau̇nd\;
finding
transitive verb
1 a
:to come upon often accidentally :encounter
- found a $10 bill on the ground
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
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
- found himself in prison awaiting deportation
- found himself on the verge of bankruptcy
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
b
:to furnish (room and board) especially as a condition of employment
- he was chopping by day's work—75 cents a day—and found himself
- —Herman Melville
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
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find fault
:to criticize unfavorably
