Definition
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| 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" |
| get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly" |
| 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" |
| come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!" |
| accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation; "My son went to Berkeley to find himself" |
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| come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him |
| decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty" |
| the act of discovering something |
| make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle" |
| a productive insight |
| succeed in reaching; arrive at; "The arrow found its mark" |
| perceive or be contemporaneous with; |
| discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; " |
| perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place; "I found myself in a difficult situation"; "When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room" |
| obtain through effort or management; "She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents"; "We found the money to send our sons to college" |
| 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 ni |
| 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" |
| make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover" |