befind

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English befinden, bifinden, equivalent to be- +‎ find. Cognate with Saterland Frisian befiende (“to be located, befind”), Dutch bevinden (“to find”), German befinden (“to be, be located”), Swedish befinna (“to find, be”).

Verb

befind (third-person singular simple present befinds, present participle befinding, simple past and past participle befound)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To find; discover.
2. (transitive, obsolete) To invent; contrive.
3. (passive voice, obsolete) To be found; be.

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Danish

Verb

befind

1. (deprecated template usage) imperative of befinde