🔎 To discover 🤝 To get 💭 To think 🌍 To end up ⚖️ To decide legally 🔄 To regain 💎 A discovery 👏 To receive

to find

∞ 3.7

To think someone or something is a certain way from experience

verb
/faɪnd/

: considerar

I think you've got to find what makes you tick.
find it difficult
find it easier
many find

These are five things that he finds ultra sexy.

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Examples

Many people find joy in helping others through volunteer work.
I know that I should find forgiveness in my heart, but I can't.

Joey & Rex Save the Church (2022)
I believe that we are in this life to find the truth.
I would say just seeing other people find their purpose.
How did you find me?

The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
And yeah, how do you find strength when when you are weak?
You know, when you find it, that's your truth.
We're hardwired to want to find reasons for things.
Anouk shared the delight her grandfather found in listening to her play the piano.

Academic text (2013)
Yet, their descriptions of the pleasure they find in practicing are colorful and heartfelt.

Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

to feel

vsto find

∞ 1.7

To think something is true without full proof

relies more on experience than on emotion when deciding

to consider

vsto find

∞ 1.8

To think that someone or something is a certain way

is based mainly on experience or intuition when judging

Idioms

to find it in one's heart

14 7.7

To be able to do something difficult because you feel kind or brave

to find your voice

8 6.7

To discover and show your own style when you speak or create

to find one's voice

Informal

6 5.4

Begin to express your own ideas clearly and confidently

to find you well

Formal

3 6.1

To say you hope someone is healthy and doing well

to find one's tongue

Informal

1 7.2

To start speaking again after shock or surprise

to find one's way out of a paper bag

Offensive

1 9.9

To be very bad at even simple tasks

couldn't find his ass with both hands

Offensive

9.9

A rude way to say someone is very bad at simple tasks and easily confused

find (one's) ass with both hands and a flashlight

Offensive

9.9

Not able to do simple tasks, often confused and disorganized

to find one's feet

Informal

5.6

To become comfortable and confident in a new job or place after some time

to find one's tribe

Informal

7.3

To discover a group of people who share your interests and make you feel at home

for me to know and you to find out

Informal

9.5

Said when someone will not tell and the other person must find out

scratch a liberal and you'll find a fascist

Offensive

9.9

A saying that some people who call themselves liberal may show authoritarian views when challenged

Phrasal Verbs

to find out

∞ 2.1

To learn something you did not know, often by searching or asking

to find a way

863 3.3

To think of a plan to get past a problem

to find out

398 1.1

To discover and show that someone has done something wrong

to find oneself

Informal

100 5.8

To discover who you really are and what makes you happy

to find a cure

50 3.0

To discover a treatment that stops a disease

to find a solution

41 2.7

To think of a way to solve a problem

to find peace

35 4.3

Become calm and quiet inside after trouble

to find fault

15 4.4

To say something is wrong or not good, often about small things

to find shelter

15 2.9

To move to a safe place to escape danger or bad weather

to find solace

12 5.2

To feel comfort when you are sad or upset

to find inspiration

8 4.2

To get ideas that make you want to create or act

to find refuge

6 3.5

To get to a safe place to escape danger

to find redemption

3 7.2

To get forgiveness and feel free from guilt

to find closure

2 5.9

To feel calm and able to live normally after a painful past event

to find another gear

Informal

1 6.8

To work harder or faster when facing a challenge

to find one's way

3.6

To reach a place or learn how to keep going after difficulty

Compounds

barn find

Jargon

7.7

A valuable old thing, often a car, that someone finds forgotten in a barn

Surface Forms

find infinitive

finding present participle

finds third person singular

found past

found past participle

Etymology

Find comes from the old German root findan meaning 'come upon' or 'discover', and that sense grew into 'come to think', so when you say you find someone rude you mean you have come to that opinion.