Find
Find (fīnd) , transitive verb
[Anglo-Saxon findan; akin to Dutch vinden, Old Saxon & Old High German findan, German finden, Danish finde, icel. & Swedish finna, Gothic finþan; and perh. to Latin petere to seek, Greek pi`ptein to fall, Sanskrit pat to fall, fly, English petition.]
1.
To meet with, or light upon, accidentally; to gain the first sight or knowledge of, as of something new, or unknown; hence, to fall in with, as a person.
Searching the window for a flint, I found
This paper, thus sealed up.
In woods and forests thou art found.
2.
To learn by experience or trial; to perceive; to experience; to discover by the intellect or the feelings; to detect; to feel.
I find you passing gentle.
The torrid zone is now found habitable.
3.
To come upon by seeking; as, to find something lost.
(a)
To discover by sounding; as, to find bottom.
(b)
To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end; as, water is found to be a compound substance.
(c)
To gain, as the object of desire or effort; as, to find leisure; to find means.
(d)
To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire.
Seek, and ye shall find.
Every mountain now hath found a tongue.
4.
To provide for; to supply; to furnish; as, to find food for workemen; he finds his nephew in money.
Wages £14 and all found.
Nothing a day and find yourself.
5.
To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish; as, to find a verdict; to find a true bill (of indictment) against an accused person.
To find his title with some shows of truth.
Collocations (3)
To find out , to detect (a thief); to discover (a secret) -- to solve or unriddle (a parable or enigma); to understand. Canst thou by searching find out God? We do hope to find out all your tricks.
To find fault with , to blame; to censure.
To find one's self , to be; to fare; -- often used in speaking of health; as, how do you find yourself this morning?
Find , intransitive verb
(Law) To determine an issue of fact, and to declare such a determination to a court; as, the jury find for the plaintiff. — Burrill
Find , noun
Anything found; a discovery of anything valuable; especially, a deposit, discovered by archaologists, of objects of prehistoric or unknown origin.