find

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.2.1 Homophones 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 External links 1.6 Anagrams 2 Danish 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old English findan, from Proto-Germanic *finþan. Cognate with Dutch vinden, German finden, Swedish finna.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: fīnd, IPA: /faɪnd/, SAMPA: /faInd/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -aɪnd

[edit] Homophones

• fined

[edit] Verb

to find (third-person singular simple present finds, present participle finding, simple past found, past participle found or (archaic) founden)

1. (transitive) To encounter, to discover.

   Project Gutenberg finds that Find is the 190th most important word in the English language.

   I found my car keys -- they were under the couch.

2. (transitive) To point out.

   He kept finding faults with my work.

3. (transitive) To decide that, to form the opinion that.

   I find your argument unsatisfactory.

4. (transitive) To determine or judge.

   The jury finds for the defendant

[edit] Antonyms

• lose

[edit] Derived terms

See also finding and found

• find fault
• find one's feet
• find out

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

find (plural finds)

1. Anything that is found, especially by good fortune, particularly objects on archeological sites.
2. A person with talent.
3. The act of finding.

[edit] Synonyms

• (anything found, especially by good fortune): discovery

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• find in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• find in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: dfin
• NFID

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /fend/, [fenˀ]

[edit] Verb

find

1. Imperative of finde.