find
1. the act of discovering something
• Syn:
discovery, uncovering
• Derivationally related forms:
discover (for: discovery)
• Hypernyms:
act, deed, human action, human activity
• Hyponyms:
tracing, detection, catching, espial, spying,
spotting, self-discovery, breakthrough, determination, finding, rediscovery
2. a productive insight
• Syn:
discovery, breakthrough
• Derivationally related forms:
discover (for: discovery)
• Hypernyms:
insight, brainstorm, brainwave
1. come upon, as if by accident;
meet with (Freq. 159)
- We find this idea in Plato
- I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here
- She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day
• Syn:
happen, chance, bump, encounter
• Derivationally related forms:
encounter (for: encounter), finder
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They find the money in the closet
2. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of (Freq. 141)
- She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water
- We found traces of lead in the paint
• Syn:
detect, observe, discover, notice
• Derivationally related forms:
notice (for: notice), discoverer (for: discover), discovery (for: discover), finder, finding, observable (for: observe), observant (for: observe), observer (for: observe), observation (for: observe), observance (for: observe), detection (for: detect), detector (for: detect), detecting (for: detect)
• Hypernyms:
spy, sight
• Hyponyms:
find out, catch out, sense, instantiate, trace, see
• Verb Group:
discover
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
3. come upon after searching;
find the location of something that was missed or lost (Freq. 86)
- Did you find your glasses?
- I cannot find my gloves!
• Syn:
regain
• Ant:
lose
• Derivationally related forms:
finder
• Hypernyms:
get, acquire
• Hyponyms:
feel, locate, turn up, fall upon, strike,
come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon,
attain, discover, rout up, rout out
• Verb Group:
recover, retrieve, regain
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- They find the money in the closet
4. come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds (Freq. 57)
- I feel that he doesn't like me
- I find him to be obnoxious
- I found the movie rather entertaining
• Syn:
feel
• Derivationally related forms:
feel (for: feel), feeling (for: feel)
• Hypernyms:
reason, reason out, conclude
• Verb Group:
rule
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- They find that there was a traffic accident
5. establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study (Freq. 57)
- find the product of two numbers
- The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize
• Syn:
determine, find out, ascertain
• Derivationally related forms:
ascertainable (for: ascertain), finding, determination (for: determine)
• Hyponyms:
gauge, translate, rectify, redetermine, sequence,
refract, count, number, enumerate, numerate, admeasure,
situate, locate
• Verb Group:
determine, check, find out, see, ascertain,
watch, learn, discover
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
6. perceive or be contemporaneous with (Freq. 45)
- We found Republicans winning the offices
- You'll see a lot of cheating in this school
- The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions
- I want to see results
• Syn:
witness, see
• Derivationally related forms:
finder, witness (for: witness)
• Hypernyms:
experience, see, go through
• Hyponyms:
catch
• Verb Group:
learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up,
find out, get a line, discover, see
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
7. get something or somebody for a specific purpose (Freq. 41)
- I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener
- I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing
- The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter
• Syn:
line up, get hold, come up
• Hypernyms:
get, acquire
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s PP (for: come up)
- Somebody ----s PP (for: get hold)
8. make a discovery, make a new finding (Freq. 34)
- Roentgen discovered X-rays
- Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle
• Syn:
discover
• Derivationally related forms:
finding, discoverer (for: discover), discovery (for: discover)
• Hypernyms:
gestate, conceive, conceptualize, conceptualise
• Verb Group:
discover, determine, find out, ascertain, detect,
observe, notice
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
9. make a discovery (Freq. 29)
- She found that he had lied to her
- The story is false, so far as I can discover
• Syn:
discover
• See Also:
find out
• Derivationally related forms:
discovery (for: discover)
• Hypernyms:
learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up,
find out, get a line, discover, see
• Hyponyms:
rake up, ferret out, ferret
• Verb Group:
discover
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
10. obtain through effort or management (Freq. 16)
- She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents
- We found the money to send our sons to college
• Hypernyms:
get, acquire
• Verb Group:
regain
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
11. decide on and make a declaration about (Freq. 16)
- find someone guilty
• Syn:
rule
• Derivationally related forms:
finding, ruling (for: rule)
• Hypernyms:
pronounce, label, judge
• Verb Group:
feel
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
- Somebody ----s PP
12. receive a specified treatment (abstract) (Freq. 13)
- These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation
- His movie received a good review
- I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions
• Syn:
receive, get, obtain, incur
• Hypernyms:
change
• Hyponyms:
take
• Verb Group:
get, acquire
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
13. perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place (Freq. 11)
- I found myself in a difficult situation
- When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room
• Hypernyms:
perceive, comprehend
• Verb Group:
witness, see
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
14. get or find back;
recover the use of
- She regained control of herself
- She found her voice and replied quickly
• Syn:
recover, retrieve, regain
• Derivationally related forms:
regaining (for: regain), retrieval (for: retrieve), recoverer (for: recover), recovery (for: recover)
• Hypernyms:
get, acquire
• Hyponyms:
access
• Verb Group:
regain
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
15. succeed in reaching;
arrive at
- The arrow found its mark
• Hypernyms:
reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
16. accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation
- My son went to Berkeley to find himself
• Syn:
find oneself
• Hypernyms:
mature, maturate, grow
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
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