find
 find (fīnd)v. found, (found) find·ing, findsv. tr.
1. To come upon, often by accident; meet with.
2. To come upon or discover by searching or making an effort:
found the leak in the pipe.
3. To discover or ascertain through observation, experience, or study:
found a solution; find the product of two numbers; found that it didn't really matter.
4.
a. To perceive to be, after experience or consideration:
found the gadget surprisingly useful; found the book entertaining.
b. To experience or feel:
found comfort in her smile.
5. To recover (something lost):
found her keys.
6. To recover the use of; regain:
found my voice and replied.
7. To succeed in reaching; arrive at:
The dart found its mark.
8. To obtain or acquire by effort:
found the money by economizing.
9. To decide on and make a declaration about:
The jury deliberated and found a verdict of guilty. All the jurors found him guilty.
10. To furnish; supply.
11.
a. To bring (oneself) to an awareness of what one truly wishes to be and do in life.
b. To perceive (oneself) to be in a specific place or condition:
found herself at home that night; found himself drawn to the stranger.v. intr.
To come to a legal decision or verdict:
The jury found for the defendant.n.
1. The act of finding.
2. Something that is found, especially an unexpectedly valuable discovery:
The Rosetta stone was a providential archaeological find.Phrasal Verb:find out
1. To ascertain (something), as through examination or inquiry:
I found out the phone number by looking it up. If you're not sure, find out.
2. To detect the true nature or character of; expose:
Liars risk being found out.
3. To detect and apprehend; catch:
Most embezzlers are found out in the end. [Middle English finden, from Old English findan. See pent- in Indo-European Roots.] findʹa·ble adj.
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