find out

verb

found out; finding out; finds 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

Synonyms

• 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

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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