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to find

to find

∞ 1.0
To end up in a place or state often unexpectedly
  • verb
  • /faɪnd/
: encontrarse
  • Pupils need encouragement to be creative in finding their own best ways to solve problems.
  • find a place
  • find a balance
  • find themselves facing

And it appeared, oddly enough, we find ourselves in this BLM land.

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Examples

Synonyms

to end up
vsto find
∞ 2.8

To finally reach a place or situation without planning it

is about arriving unexpectedly rather than focusing on the final moment

Antonyms

91 1.3

To be without something needed or expected

Idioms

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

4 6.1

To say you hope someone is healthy and doing well

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

1 5.6

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

1 5.4

Begin to express your own ideas clearly and confidently

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

Not able to do simple tasks, often confused and disorganized

7.2

To start speaking again after shock or surprise

7.3

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

To be very bad at even simple tasks

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

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

Phrasal Verbs

∞ 2.1

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

842 3.3

To think of a plan to get past a problem

72 4.3

Become calm and quiet inside after trouble

To discover a treatment that stops a disease

To think of a way to solve a problem

36 1.1

To discover and show that someone has done something wrong

24 4.4

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

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

To get ideas that make you want to create or act

To feel comfort when you are sad or upset

To get to a safe place to escape danger

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

To get forgiveness and feel free from guilt

to find oneself
  • Informal
2 5.8

To discover who you really are and what makes you happy

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

1 6.8

To work harder or faster when facing a challenge

Compounds

barn find
  • Jargon
1 7.7

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

How Accurate

to pinpoint
108 4.0
to locate
494 2.7
to nav
  • Informal
2 7.5
to find
∞ 1.0
search
∞ 1.0
guess
601 1.0

Surface Forms

find infinitive
finding present participle
finds third person singular
found past
found past participle

Etymology

Find comes from the old German word findan meaning 'come upon', and that explains uses like 'find the cave' or 'the speech found its audience' where something or someone comes to a place or state.