find out
verb
found out; finding out; finds out
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.
: to discover, learn, or verify something
I don't know, but I'll find out for you.
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
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Psychologist Jane Ogden decided to find out, interviewing 20 former athletes to start learning why so many teenage girls abandon sports during puberty.
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Starre Vartan, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
In the season finale, Charlotte finds out that the malevolent villain took their son, leading to an emotional meltdown.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
According to police, the victim's mother found out about the relationship earlier that week.
—Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
The protesters became an unofficial greeting team for many families, like Perez, who showed up hoping to find out what was going on.
—Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
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Starre Vartan, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
In the season finale, Charlotte finds out that the malevolent villain took their son, leading to an emotional meltdown.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
According to police, the victim's mother found out about the relationship earlier that week.
—Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
The protesters became an unofficial greeting team for many families, like Perez, who showed up hoping to find out what was going on.
—Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Find out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/find%20out. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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