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to fand

to fand

1 9.9
An old past form used to say someone came upon something
  • verb
  • Archaic
: encontró
  • After much searching, she fand her lost ring.

Examples

  • The old manuscript said the villagers fand a treasure beneath the oak tree.

  • Long ago, explorers fand new lands across the sea.

  • He fand the hidden path in the ancient forest.

  • He fand the treasure hidden in the cave.

  • He fand the hidden path in the ancient forest.

  • Long ago, explorers fand new lands across the sea.

  • The old manuscript said the villagers fand a treasure beneath the oak tree.

Synonyms

to find
vsto fand
∞ 1.0

To discover something while looking or by accident

is an archaic past tense form used in older writing
to discover
vsto fand
∞ 1.0

To find out about something for the first time, often by chance

is about simply coming upon something rather than first time awareness
to turn up
vsto fand
76 3.0

To find something while searching or by chance

is the archaic past tense used in older writing rather than informal speech
to unearth
vsto fand
24 4.4

To find hidden facts or things by careful searching

is about coming upon something unexpectedly rather than after careful search
discovered
vsto fand
1 2.6

Found by study or careful observation

is about coming upon something without needing careful investigation

Surface Forms

fand infinitive
fand past
fanding present participle

Etymology

The word fand is an old past tense of find, meaning 'discovered' or 'came upon'. Think of it as the way people long ago said what we now say as found.