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(verb) learn, pick up, discover, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, see
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
I learned that she has two grown-up children; I see that you have been promoted
(verb) catch out
trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act
He was caught out; She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks
(verb) ascertain, find, 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) see, learn, determine, ascertain, check, watch
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
I want to see whether she speaks French; See whether it works; find out if he speaks Russian; Check whether the train leaves on time