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(noun) discovery, uncovering
the act of discovering something
(noun) breakthrough, discovery
a productive insight
(verb) find oneself
accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation
My son went to Berkeley to find himself
(verb) incur, get, obtain, receive
receive a specified treatment (abstract)
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
(verb) feel
come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
I feel that he doesn't like me; I find him to be obnoxious; I found the movie rather entertaining
(verb) discover
make a discovery
She found that he had lied to her; The story is false, so far as I can discover
(verb) ascertain, find out, determine
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
find the product of two numbers; The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize
(verb) rule
decide on and make a declaration about
find someone guilty
(verb) discover
make a discovery, make a new finding
Roentgen discovered X-rays; Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle
perceive or be contemporaneous with
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
(verb) notice, observe, detect, discover
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water; We found traces of lead in the paint
(verb) come up, get hold, line up
get something or somebody for a specific purpose
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
(verb) retrieve, recover, regain
get or find back; recover the use of
She regained control of herself; She found her voice and replied quickly
(verb) bump, chance, encounter, happen
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
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
(verb) regain
come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
Did you find your glasses?; I cannot find my gloves!