find
To locateTo locate.: To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
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» I found that restaurant by accident.
Ich habe dieses Restaurant zufällig gefunden. — MUIRIEL
Я случайно нашёл этот ресторан. — al_ex_an_der
Я випадково знайшов цей ресторан. — Internecivus
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Examples
20325 sentencesI found that restaurant by accident.
Я випадково знайшов цей ресторан. — Internecivus
ruЯ случайно нашёл этот ресторан. — al_ex_an_der
deIch habe dieses Restaurant zufällig gefunden. — MUIRIEL
Where did you find the key?
Де ви знайшли ключ? — deniko
ruГде ты нашёл ключ? — Balamax
deWo hast du den Schlüssel gefunden? — Manfredo
Leave it where you found it.
Лиши його там, де знайшов. — aandrusiak
ruОставь это там, где нашёл. — elsteris
deLass es dort, wo du es gefunden hast. — Ullalia
Meaning
15 sensesTo locate.
(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.
finden
находи́тьnaxodítʹ, найти́najtí
знахо́дитиznaxódyty, знайти́znajtý
(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.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
(transitive)To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire.
Looks like he found a new vehicle for himself!
succeed in reaching; arrive at
More meanings 12
(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.
decide on and make a declaration about
(transitive)To point out.
He kept finding faults with my work.
finden, aufdecken
выи́скиватьvyískivatʹ
(intransitive)To determine or judge.
The jury finds for the defendant.
находи́тьnaxodítʹ, найти́najtí, находи́тьnaxodítʹ
To locate.
(ditransitive)To locate on behalf of another.
I found you a new place to live
(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.
(transitive)To gain, as the object of desire or effort.
to find leisure; to find means
(transitive)To meet with; to receive.
The proposal found little support within the government.
(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
(transitive)To successfully pass to or shoot the ball into.
Peters finds Jinkins, who is running down the left wing.
Origin
From Middle English finden, from Old English findan, from Proto-West Germanic *finþan, froFrom 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, foundTenses
find · found · will find · have foundPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
82 synonyms- come upon, as if by accident; meet with:happenchancebumpencounter
- discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes:detectobservediscovernotice
- come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost:regain
- establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study:determinefind outascertain
- come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds:feel
- perceive or be contemporaneous with:witnesssee
Antonyms
4 antonymsWord family
28 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A2Verbs with two objects: give him a book, give a book to him — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
12 patterns- find out what
- need to find
- find a job
- couldn't find
- find out who
- trying to find
- found out that
- able to find
- let's find out
- find out where
- find out about
- find a way
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.