find out
To discover, as by asking or investigatingTo discover, as by asking or investigating.
» We found out where he lives.
Wir haben herausgefunden, wo er wohnt.
Мы выяснили, где он живёт.
Ми дізналися, де він живе.
Ми дізналися, де він мешкає.
Meaning
5 senses(idiomatic, transitive)To discover, as by asking or investigating.
I don't know who the twenty-first president of the United States was, but it should be very easy to find out.
herausfinden, erfahren
узнава́тьuznavátʹ, узна́тьuznátʹ, обнару́житьobnarúžitʹ
дізнаватисяdiznavatysja, дізнатисяdiznatysja, довідуватисяdoviduvatysja
(transitive)To discover or expose (someone) as disobedient, dishonest, etc.
He had been fiddling the books for years, but finally he was found out.
(transitive)To uncover a weakness in (someone).
He may cope with the multiple choice questions, but the written exam will find him out.
If you don't try, you do not find it out.
(intransitive, slang)To receive the consequences of one's actions.
fuck around and find out
With the way he behaved, it's no wonder he found out.
(archaic)To discover (something), as by perceiving or coming upon it.
- trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act
- establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
Examples
2830 sentencesWe found out where he lives.
Ми дізналися, де він живе. — deniko
ruМы выяснили, где он живёт. — odexed
deWir haben herausgefunden, wo er wohnt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I found out where Tom lives.
Я дінався, де живе Том. — deniko
ruЯ выяснил, где Том живёт. — marafon
deIch weiß jetzt, wo Tom wohnt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'll find out who he is.
Я дізнаюся, хто він. — deniko
ruЯ выясню, кто он. — odexed
deIch werde herausfinden, wer er ist. — al_ex_an_der
Find out what Tom is carrying.
Дізнайся, що несе Том. — deniko
We'll find out who did this.
Ми дізнаємося, хто це зробив. — deniko
ruМы выясним, кто это сделал. — odexed
deWir werden rausbekommen, wer das getan hat. — raggione
Translations
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Forms
finds out, finding out, found out, found outPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
15 synonyms- trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act:catch out
- establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study:determinefindascertain
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort:determinecheckseeascertainwatchlearn
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally:learnhearget wordget windpick upget a linediscoversee
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form