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find > 18 senses
NOUN1find, discovery, breakthroughA productive insight
2find, discovery, uncoveringThe act of discovering something
VERB1find, happen, chance, bump, encounterCome upon, as if by accident
2find, detect, observe, discover, noticeDiscover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
3find, regainCome upon after searching
4find, determine, find out, ascertainAfter a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
5find, feelCome to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
6find, witness, seePerceive or be contemporaneous with
7find, line up, get hold, come upGet something or somebody for a specific purpose
8find, discoverMake a discovery, make a new finding
9find, discoverMake a discovery
10findObtain through effort or management
11find, ruleDecide on and make a declaration about
12find, receive, get, obtain, incurReceive a specified treatment (abstract)
13findPerceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
14find, recover, retrieve, regainGet or find back
15findSucceed in reaching
16find, find oneselfAccept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation
find > pronunciation
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find > noun 1, cognition
MeaningA productive insight.
Synonymsdiscovery, breakthrough
Broaderinsight, brainstorm, brainwave
Verbsfind; find
find > noun 2, act
MeaningThe act of discovering something.
Synonymsdiscovery, uncovering
Narrowerdetection, catching, espial, spying, spotting; self-discovery; breakthrough; determination, finding; rediscovery
Broaderdeed, feat, effort, exploit
Verbsfind; find; find; find; find
find > verb 1, possession
MeaningCome upon, as if by accident. Meet with.
PatternSomebody ----s something
ModelThey find the money in the closet
Examples"We find this idea in Plato"
Synonymshappen, chance, bump, encounter
Nounsfinder; find
find > verb 2, perception
MeaningDiscover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Synonymsdetect, observe, discover, notice
Narrowerfind out, catch out; sense; instantiate; trace; see
Broadersight
Similar todiscover, find
Nounsfinder; finding; finding; find
find > verb 3, possession
MeaningCome upon after searching. Find the location of something that was missed or lost.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
ModelThey find the money in the closet
Examples"Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"
Synonymsregain
Narrowerfeel; locate, turn up; fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover; rout up, rout out
Broaderget, acquire
Contrarylose
Similar tofind; recover, retrieve, find, regain
Nounsfinder; finder; find
find > verb 4, communication
MeaningAfter a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Examples"find the product of two numbers"
Synonymsdetermine, find out, ascertain
Narrowergauge; translate; rectify; redetermine; sequence; refract; count, number, enumerate, numerate; admeasure; situate, locate
Similar todetermine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn; discover, find
Nounsfinding; find
find > verb 5, cognition
MeaningCome to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds.
PatternSomebody ----s that CLAUSE
ModelThey find that there was a traffic accident
Examples"I find him to be obnoxious"
Synonymsfeel
Broaderreason, reason out, conclude
Similar torule, find
find > verb 6, perception
MeaningPerceive or be contemporaneous with.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Synonymswitness, see
Narrowercatch
Broaderexperience, undergo, see, go through
Similar tolearn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see; find
Nounsfinder
find > verb 7, possession
MeaningGet something or somebody for a specific purpose.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonymsline up, get hold, come up
Broaderget, acquire
find > verb 8, creation
MeaningMake a discovery, make a new finding.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Synonymsdiscover
Broadergestate, conceive, conceptualize, conceptualise
Similar todiscover, find; determine, find, find out, ascertain; detect, observe, find, discover, notice
Nounsfind; finding; find
find > verb 9, cognition
MeaningMake a discovery.
PatternSomebody ----s that CLAUSE
Synonymsdiscover
Narrowerrake up; ferret out, ferret
Broaderlearn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see
Similar todiscover, find
See alsofind out
Nounsfind
find > verb 10, possession
MeaningObtain through effort or management.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Broaderget, acquire
Similar tofind, regain
find > verb 11, communication
MeaningDecide on and make a declaration about.
PatternSomething ----s something Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s PP
Examples"find someone guilty"
Synonymsrule
Broaderpronounce, label, judge
Similar tofind, feel
Nounsfinding
find > verb 12, change
MeaningReceive a specified treatment (abstract).
PatternSomething ----s
Examples"These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"
Synonymsreceive, get, obtain, incur
Narrowertake
Broaderchange
Similar toget, acquire
find > verb 13, perception
MeaningPerceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody PP
Broaderperceive, comprehend
Similar towitness, find, see
find > verb 14, possession
MeaningGet or find back. Recover the use of.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody
Synonymsrecover, retrieve, regain
Narroweraccess
Broaderget, acquire
Similar tofind, regain
find > verb 15, motion
MeaningSucceed in reaching. Arrive at.
PatternSomething ----s something
Broaderreach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain
find > verb 16, change
MeaningAccept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation.
PatternSomebody ----s
Examples"My son went to Berkeley to find himself"
Synonymsfind oneself
Broadermature, maturate, grow

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