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find out

verb

Definition of find out

transitive verb

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

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 found out

intransitive verb

:to discover, learn, or verify something

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

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Examples of find out in a Sentence

that was around the time that I found out I was adopted
found out where she lived by checking the phone book

First Known Use of find out

15th century

find out Synonyms

Synonyms

ascertain, catch on (to), discover, get on (to), hear, learn, realize, see, wise (up)

Antonyms

miss, overlook, pass over

Related Words

hit (on or upon), tumble (to); descry, detect, encounter, espy, see, spot; calculate, dope (out), figure out, find, puzzle (out); discern, mind, note, observe, perceive; divine

Near Antonyms

miss, overlook; disregard, ignore; forget, unlearn; blanket, blot out, cloak, conceal, cover, curtain, enshroud, hide, mask, occult, screen, shroud, veil

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