find out
verb
found out; finding out; finds out
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
: to discover, learn, or verify something
I don't know, but I'll find out for you
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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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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
And the narrative power of this season, the thing that keeps you reading, is the lure of finding out which one of them is true.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 10 May 2025
Still, as Pakistan’s primary arms supplier, China is likely watching intently to find out how its weapon systems have and potentially will perform in real combat.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
To find out what Ritchie Coster, who plays Shinwell, and Peter Mark Kendall, who plays both ailing siblings, thinks about the matter, press PLAY on the video above.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 9 May 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
And the narrative power of this season, the thing that keeps you reading, is the lure of finding out which one of them is true.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 10 May 2025
Still, as Pakistan’s primary arms supplier, China is likely watching intently to find out how its weapon systems have and potentially will perform in real combat.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
To find out what Ritchie Coster, who plays Shinwell, and Peter Mark Kendall, who plays both ailing siblings, thinks about the matter, press PLAY on the video above.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for find out
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“Find out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/find%20out. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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