find
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old English findan, from Proto-Germanic *finþan. Cognate with Dutch vinden, German finden, Swedish finna.
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"Nymphs Finding the Head of Orpheus", a painting by John William Waterhouse
to find (third-person singular simple present finds, present participle finding, simple past found, past participle found or (archaic) founden)
- (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.
- (transitive) To point out.
- He kept finding faults with my work.
- (transitive) To decide that, to form the opinion that.
- I find your argument unsatisfactory.
- (transitive) To determine or judge.
- The jury finds for the defendant
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encounter
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point out
decide that
determine, judge
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[edit] Noun
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find (plural finds)
- Anything that is found, especially by good fortune, particularly objects on archeological sites.
- A person with talent.
- The act of finding.
[edit] Synonyms
- (anything found, especially by good fortune): discovery
[edit] Translations
anything that is found, especially by good fortune
[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
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- IPA: /fend/, [fenˀ]
[edit] Verb
find
- Imperative of finde.
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