Meaning

15 senses
  1. To locate.

    (transitive)To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.

    I found this shell on the beach.

    She arrived home to find that the house had gone up in flames.

    finden

    находи́тьnaxodítʹ, найти́najtí

    знахо́дитиznaxódyty, знайти́znajtý

    come upon, as if by accident; meet with

  2. (transitive)To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.

    I found my car keys. They were under the couch.

    I went looking for you in the bed we share, but tonight I found you not there.

  3. (ditransitive)To locate on behalf of another.

    I found you a new place to live

  4. (ditransitive)To discover by study or experiment directed to an object or end.

    Water is found to be a compound substance.

    The researchers found the two variables to be strongly correlated.

    establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study

  5. (transitive)To gain, as the object of desire or effort.

    to find leisure; to find means

  6. (transitive)To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire.

    Looks like he found a new vehicle for himself!

    succeed in reaching; arrive at

  7. (transitive)To meet with; to receive.

    The proposal found little support within the government.

    receive a specified treatment (abstract)

  8. (transitive)To point out.

    He kept finding faults with my work.

    finden, aufdecken

    выи́скиватьvyískivatʹ

  9. (ditransitive)To decide that, to conclude that, to form the opinion that, to consider.

    I find your argument unsatisfactory.

    I found it strange {sleeping - to sleep} in your house last night.

  10. (transitive)To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish.

    to find a verdict; to find a true bill (of indictment) against an accused person

  11. (intransitive)To determine or judge.

    The jury finds for the defendant.

    находи́тьnaxodítʹ, найти́najtí, находи́тьnaxodítʹ

  12. (transitive)To successfully pass to or shoot the ball into.

    Peters finds Jinkins, who is running down the left wing.

Examples

20383 sentences
  1. I found that restaurant by accident.

    Я випадково знайшов цей ресторан.

    ruЯ случайно нашёл этот ресторан.

    deIch habe dieses Restaurant zufällig gefunden.

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  2. Where did you find the key?

    Де ви знайшли ключ?

    ruГде ты нашёл ключ?

    deWo hast du den Schlüssel gefunden?

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  3. Leave it where you found it.

    Лиши його там, де знайшов.

    ruОставь это там, где нашёл.

    deLass es dort, wo du es gefunden hast.

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  4. I found the book very interesting.

    Ця книжка здалася мені дуже цікавою.

    ruЯ нашёл эту книгу очень интересной.

    deIch fand das Buch sehr interessant.

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  5. You can easily find the bank.

    Банк можна легко знайти.

    ruБанк очень легко найти.

    deDie Bank kannst du leicht finden.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
encounter, locate, discover:
Русский
By meaning 2
encounter, locate, discover:
point out:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
encounter, locate, discover:
point out:

Origin

From Middle English finden, from Old English findan, from Proto-West Germanic *finþan, fro

From Middle English finden, from Old English findan, from Proto-West Germanic *finþan, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, a secondary verb from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path bridge”).

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Forms

finds, finding, found, found
Base formfind · to find
3rd person singularfinds
Present participlefinding
Past simplefound
Past participlefound

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfind
he, she, itfinds

Past simpleLesson

all personsfound

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave found
he, she, ithas found

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill find

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

79 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds:feel
  • come upon, as if by accident; meet with:happenchancebumpencounter
  • come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost:regain
  • accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation:find oneself
  • establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study:determinefind outascertain
  • decide on and make a declaration about:rule

Antonyms

4 antonyms

Word family

28 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • to find out
  • find out what
  • find a job
  • need to find
  • to find a
  • couldn't find
  • find out who
  • trying to find
  • found out that
  • able to find
  • let's find out
  • find out where

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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