find
find Lexical Profile
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• verb
To discover, locate, or come upon someone or something, either by chance or after a deliberate search.
"After searching the entire house, she finally managed to find her missing keys."
To perceive, experience, or judge something or someone to have a particular quality.
"Many students find the introductory calculus course challenging at first."
To ascertain, determine, or reach a conclusion after calculation, study, or investigation.
"Please find the area of the triangle using the formula provided."
To reach and declare a formal verdict or legal decision (in a court of law).
"After hours of deliberation, the jury decided to find in favor of the plaintiff."
• noun
A discovery of something valuable, interesting, or pleasing, or the object or person discovered.
"The antique desk at the local flea market was a remarkable find."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse the past tense and past participle of the verb 'find' ('found') with the regular verb 'found' (past tense 'founded'), which means to establish an institution or organization.
• Rhymes for find
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'findan' (to come upon, discover, or obtain), which derives from Proto-Germanic '*finthanan' and ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root '*pent-' meaning 'to tread or go'.