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find
the act of discovering something
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noun
the act of discovering something
noun
a productive insight
verb
accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation
“My son went to Berkeley to find himself”
verb
receive a specified treatment (abstract)
“These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation”
verb
come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
“I feel that he doesn't like me”
verb
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
“find the product of two numbers”
verb
decide on and make a declaration about
“find someone guilty”
verb
make a discovery, make a new finding
“Roentgen discovered X-rays”
verb
succeed in reaching; arrive at
“The arrow found its mark”
verb
perceive or be contemporaneous with
“We found Republicans winning the offices”
verb
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
“She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water”
verb
perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
“I found myself in a difficult situation”
verb
obtain through effort or management
“She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents”
verb
get something or somebody for a specific purpose
“I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener”
verb
get or find back; recover the use of
“She regained control of herself”
verb
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
“We find this idea in Plato”
verb
come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
“Did you find your glasses?”
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My son went to Berkeley to find himself
These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation
His movie received a good review
I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions
I feel that he doesn't like me
I find him to be obnoxious
I found the movie rather entertaining
find the product of two numbers
The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize
find someone guilty
Roentgen discovered X-rays
Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle
The arrow found its mark
We found Republicans winning the offices
You'll see a lot of cheating in this school
The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions
I want to see results
She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water
We found traces of lead in the paint
I found myself in a difficult situation
When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room
She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents
We found the money to send our sons to college
I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener
I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing
The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter
She regained control of herself
She found her voice and replied quickly
We find this idea in Plato
I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here
She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day
Did you find your glasses?
I cannot find my gloves!
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