find
//ˈfɑjnd//
Forms
- present (v1)
- find
- past (v2)
- found
- past participle (v3)
- found
- present participle
- finding
- 3rd person singular
- finds
- Plural
- finds
Definitions
1.To locate
- I found this shell on the beach.
- I found my car keys. They were under the couch.
- She arrived home to find that the house had gone up in flames.
2.To discover by study or experiment directed to an object or end.
- Water is found to be a compound substance.
- The researchers found the two variables to be strongly correlated.
3.To gain, as the object of desire or effort.
- Did you find the book you were looking for?
- Whenever I find something I like, it's too expensive.
- How did you find us?
4.To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire.
- Looks like he found a new vehicle for himself!
1.Anything that is found (usually valuable), as objects on an archeological site or a person with talent.
2.The act of finding.
Frequency
Overall
Very common· #97
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Common
- General reading & writing
- Very common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Uncommon
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English finden, from Old English findan, from Proto-West Germanic *finþan, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, a secondary verb from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path bridge”).