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find > 18 senses
NOUN1find, discovery, breakthroughA productive insight
2find, discovery, uncoveringThe act of discovering something
VERB1find, happen, chance, bump, encounterCome upon, as if by accident
2find, detect, observe, discover, noticeDiscover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
3find, regainCome upon after searching
4find, determine, find out, ascertainEstablish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
5find, feelCome to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
6find, witness, seePerceive or be contemporaneous with
7find, line up, get hold, come upGet something or somebody for a specific purpose
8find, discoverMake a discovery, make a new finding
9find, discoverMake a discovery
10findObtain through effort or management
11find, ruleDecide on and make a declaration about
12find, receive, get, obtain, incurReceive a specified treatment (abstract)
13findPerceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
14find, recover, retrieve, regainGet or find back
15findSucceed in reaching
16find, find oneselfAccept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation
find > pronunciation
Soundsfay'nd
Rhymesaligned, assigned, behind, and 38 more rhymes in aynd...
find > noun 1, cognition
MeaningA productive insight.
Synonymsdiscovery, breakthrough
Broaderinsight, brainstorm, brainwave
Verbsfind; find
find > noun 2, act
MeaningThe act of discovering something.
Synonymsdiscovery, uncovering
Broaderdeed, feat, effort, exploit
Narrowerdetection, catching, espial, spying, spotting; self-discovery; breakthrough; determination, finding; rediscovery
Verbsfind; find; find; find; find
find > verb 1, possession
MeaningCome upon, as if by accident. Meet with.
PatternSomebody ----s something
ModelThey find the money in the closet
Examples"We find this idea in Plato"
Synonymshappen, chance, bump, encounter
Nounsfind; finder
find > verb 2, perception
MeaningDiscover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Synonymsdetect, observe, discover, notice
Similar todiscover, find
Broadersight
Narrowerfind out, catch out; sense; instantiate; trace; see
Nounsfinding; finding; find; finder
find > verb 3, possession
MeaningCome upon after searching. Find the location of something that was missed or lost.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
ModelThey find the money in the closet
Examples"Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"
Synonymsregain
Contrarylose
Similar tofind; recover, retrieve, find, regain
Broaderget, acquire
Narrowerfeel; locate, turn up; fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover; rout up, rout out
Nounsfinder; find; finder
find > verb 4, communication
MeaningEstablish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Examples"find the product of two numbers"
Synonymsdetermine, find out, ascertain
Similar todetermine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn; discover, find
Narrowergauge; translate; rectify; redetermine; sequence; refract; count, number, enumerate, numerate; admeasure; situate, locate
Nounsfinding; find
find > verb 5, cognition
MeaningCome to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds.
PatternSomebody ----s that CLAUSE
ModelThey find that there was a traffic accident
Examples"I find him to be obnoxious"
Synonymsfeel
Similar torule, find
Broaderreason, reason out, conclude
find > verb 6, perception
MeaningPerceive or be contemporaneous with.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Synonymswitness, see
Similar tolearn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see; find
Broaderexperience, undergo, see, go through
Narrowercatch
Nounsfinder
find > verb 7, possession
MeaningGet something or somebody for a specific purpose.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonymsline up, get hold, come up
Broaderget, acquire
find > verb 8, creation
MeaningMake a discovery, make a new finding.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Synonymsdiscover
Similar todiscover, find; determine, find, find out, ascertain; detect, observe, find, discover, notice
Broadergestate, conceive, conceptualize, conceptualise
Nounsfinding; find; find
find > verb 9, cognition
MeaningMake a discovery.
PatternSomebody ----s that CLAUSE
Synonymsdiscover
Similar todiscover, find
Broaderlearn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see
See alsofind out
Narrowerrake up; ferret out, ferret
Nounsfind
find > verb 10, possession
MeaningObtain through effort or management.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Similar tofind, regain
Broaderget, acquire
find > verb 11, communication
MeaningDecide on and make a declaration about.
PatternSomething ----s something Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s PP
Examples"find someone guilty"
Synonymsrule
Similar tofind, feel
Broaderpronounce, label, judge
Nounsfinding
find > verb 12, change
MeaningReceive a specified treatment (abstract).
PatternSomething ----s
Examples"These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"
Synonymsreceive, get, obtain, incur
Similar toget, acquire
Broaderchange
Narrowertake
find > verb 13, perception
MeaningPerceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody PP
Similar towitness, find, see
Broaderperceive, comprehend
find > verb 14, possession
MeaningGet or find back. Recover the use of.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody
Synonymsrecover, retrieve, regain
Similar tofind, regain
Broaderget, acquire
Narroweraccess
find > verb 15, motion
MeaningSucceed in reaching. Arrive at.
PatternSomething ----s something
Broaderreach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain
find > verb 16, change
MeaningAccept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation.
PatternSomebody ----s
Examples"My son went to Berkeley to find himself"
Synonymsfind oneself
Broadermature, maturate, grow

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