find

Noun
  1. A productive insight (synset 105816226)
    is a type of: brainstorm, brainwave, insight - the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
    same as: breakthrough, discovery
  2. The act of discovering something (synset 100043933)
    is a type of: act, deed, human action, human activity - something that people do or cause to happen
    subtypes:
    same as: discovery, uncovering
Verb
  1. Come upon, as if by accident;
    Meet with (synset 202253273)
    "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"
    same as: bump, chance, encounter, happen
  2. Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of (synset 202158938)
    "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"
    is a type of: sight, spy - catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
    subtypes:
    • catch out, find out - trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act
    • sense - detect some circumstance or entity automatically
    • instantiate - find an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word)
    • trace - discover traces of
    • see - observe as if with an eye
    same as: detect, discover, notice, observe
    verb group: discover, find - make a discovery, make a new finding
  3. Come upon after searching;
    Find the location of something that was missed or lost (synset 202290474)
    "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"
    is a type of: acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
    subtypes:
    same as: regain
    verb group:
  4. Establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study (synset 200920843)
    "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"
    subtypes:
    • gauge - determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation
    • translate - determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA
    • rectify - math: determine the length of
    • redetermine - fix, find, or establish again
    • sequence - determine the order of constituents in
    • refract - determine the refracting power of (a lens)
    • count, enumerate, number, numerate - determine the number or amount of
    • admeasure - determine the quantity of someone's share
    • locate, situate - determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
    same as: ascertain, determine, find out
    verb group:
  5. Come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds (synset 200717144)
    "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining"
    is a type of: conclude, reason, reason out - decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
    same as: feel
    verb group: find, rule - decide on and make a declaration about
  6. Perceive or be contemporaneous with (synset 202133338)
    "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results"
    is a type of: experience, go through, see - undergo or live through a difficult experience
    subtypes: catch - become aware of
    same as: see, witness
    verb group:
  7. Get something or somebody for a specific purpose (synset 202218118)
    "I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter"
    is a type of: acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
    same as: come up, get hold, line up
  8. Make a discovery, make a new finding (synset 201641524)
    "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"
    is a type of: conceive, conceptualise, conceptualize, gestate - have the idea for
    same as: discover
    verb group:
  9. Make a discovery (synset 200723361)
    "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover"
    is a type of: discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see - get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
    subtypes:
    same as: discover
    verb group: discover, find - make a discovery, make a new finding
  10. Obtain through effort or management (synset 202217057)
    "She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents"; "We found the money to send our sons to college"
    is a type of: acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
    verb group: find, regain - come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
  11. Decide on and make a declaration about (synset 200974031)
    "find someone guilty"
    is a type of: judge, label, pronounce - pronounce judgment on
    same as: rule
    verb group: feel, find - come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
  12. Receive a specified treatment (abstract) (synset 200523831)
    "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"
    is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
    subtypes: take - ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
    same as: get, incur, obtain, receive
    verb group: acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  13. Perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place (synset 202202295)
    "I found myself in a difficult situation"; "When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room"
    is a type of: comprehend, perceive - to become aware of through the senses
    verb group: find, see, witness - perceive or be contemporaneous with
  14. Get or find back;
    Recover the use of (synset 202252785)
    "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"
    is a type of: acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
    subtypes: access - obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer
    same as: recover, regain, retrieve
    verb group: find, regain - come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
  15. Succeed in reaching;
    Arrive at (synset 202025505)
    "The arrow found its mark"
    is a type of: arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make, reach - reach a destination, either real or abstract
  16. Accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation (synset 200251577)
    "My son went to Berkeley to find himself"
    is a type of: grow, maturate, mature - develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
    same as: find oneself

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