find

CEFRA1

/ˈfaɪ̯nd/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To discover or get something after looking for it.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To locate, To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.

Examples

  • I feel hopeful that we'll find a suitable house very soon.

  • It's a word I'd like to find a substitute for.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [fəi̯nd]
  • /ˈfa̝ːn(d)/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To locate

  2. To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.

  3. To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.

More examples

In context

  • One can always find time.

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

  • I found this shell on the beach.

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Antonyms

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Origin

verb

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”). See also West Frisian fine, Low German finden, Dutch vinden, German finden, Danish finde, Norwegian Bokmål finne, Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish finna; also English path, Old Irish étain (“I find”), áitt (“place”), Latin pōns (“bridge”), Ancient Greek πόντος (póntos, “sea”), Old Armenian հուն (hun, “ford”), Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬧𐬙𐬃 (paṇtā̊), Sanskrit पथ (pathá, “path”), Proto-Slavic *pǫtь. For the meaning development compare Proto-Slavic *najьti > Russian найти́ (najtí), akin to Proto-Slavic *jьti > идти́...