find

1. verb

1)

I found the book I wanted

Syn:

locate, spot, pinpoint, unearth, obtain; search out, nose out, track down, root out; come across/upon, run across/into, chance on, light on, happen on, stumble on, encounter; informal bump into; literary espy

2)

they say they've found a cure for rabies

Syn:

discover, invent, come up with, hit on

3)

the police found her purse

Syn:

retrieve, recover, get back, regain, repossess

Ant:

lose

4)

I hope you find peace

Syn:

obtain, acquire, get, procure, come by, secure, gain, earn, achieve, attain

5)

I found the courage to speak

Syn:

summon (up), gather, muster (up), screw up, call up

6)

caffeine is found in coffee and tea

Syn:

be (present), occur, exist, be existent, appear

7)

you'll find that it's a lively area

Syn:

discover, become aware, realize, observe, notice, note, perceive, learn

8)

I find their decision strange

Syn:

consider, think, believe to be, feel to be, look on as, view as, see as, judge, deem, regard as

9)

he was found guilty

Syn:

judge, adjudge, adjudicate, deem, rule, declare, pronounce

10)

her barb found its mark

Syn:

arrive at, reach, attain, achieve; hit, strike

2. noun

1)

an archaeological find

Syn:

discovery, acquisition, asset

2)

this table is a real find

Syn:

good buy, bargain; godsend, boon

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- find out