VERB | possession | find, happen, chance, bump, encounter | come upon, as if by accident |
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perception | find, detect, observe, discover, notice | discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of | |
possession | find, regain | come upon after searching | |
communication | find, determine, find out, ascertain | establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment / experiment, survey, or study | |
cognition | find, feel | come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds | |
perception | find, witness, see | perceive or be contemporaneous with | |
possession | find, line up, get hold, come up | get something or somebody for a specific purpose | |
creation | find, discover | make a discovery, make a new finding | |
cognition | find, discover | make a discovery | |
possession | find | obtain through effort or management | |
communication | find, rule | decide on and make a declaration about | |
change | find, receive, get, obtain, incur | receive a specified treatment (abstract) | |
perception | find | perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place | |
possession | find, recover, retrieve, regain | get or find back | |
motion | find | succeed in reaching | |
change | find, find oneself | accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation | |
NOUN | cognition | find, discovery, breakthrough | a productive insight |
act | find, discovery, uncovering | the act of discovering something |
Sounds | fay'nd | |
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Rhymes | affined ... wind: 39 rhymes with aynd... |
Meaning | A productive insight. | |
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Synonyms | discovery, breakthrough | |
Broader | insight, brainstorm, brainwave | The clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation |
Spanish | descubrimiento, hallazgo | |
Catalan | troballa | |
Verbs | find | establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment / experiment, survey, or study |
find | make a discovery, make a new finding |
Meaning | The act of discovering something. | |
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Synonyms | discovery, uncovering | |
Narrower | breakthrough | making an important discovery |
detection, catching, espial, spying, spotting | The act of detecting something | |
determination, finding | The act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation | |
rediscovery | The act of discovering again | |
self-discovery | Discovering your own individuality | |
tracing | The discovery and description of the course of development of something | |
Broader | act, deed, human action, human activity | Something that people do or cause to happen |
Spanish | descubrimiento, hallazgo | |
Catalan | descoberta, descobriment, troballa | |
Verbs | find | make a discovery |
find | make a discovery, make a new finding | |
find | discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of | |
find | come upon after searching | |
find | come upon, as if by accident |
Meaning | come upon, as if by accident; meet with. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Model | They find the money in the closet | |
Example | "We find this idea in Plato" | |
Synonyms | happen, chance, bump, encounter | |
Spanish | dar, encontrarse, encontrar, hallar, tropezar | |
Catalan | ensopegar, trobar-se, trobar | |
Nouns | find | the act of discovering something |
finder | someone who is the first to observe something |
Meaning | Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
Synonyms | detect, observe, discover, notice | |
Narrower | find out, catch out | trap |
instantiate | Find an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word) | |
see | observe as if with an eye | |
sense | detect some circumstance or entity automatically | |
trace | Discover traces of | |
Broader | spy, sight | catch sight of |
Similar to | discover, find | make a discovery, make a new finding |
Spanish | advertir, apreciar, descubrir, detectar, distinguir, divisar, encontrar, observar, percibir, vislumbrar | |
Catalan | advertir, apreciar, descobrir, detectar, observar, trobar | |
Nouns | find | the act of discovering something |
finder | someone who is the first to observe something | |
finding | the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation | |
finding | something that is found |
Meaning | come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Model | They find the money in the closet | |
Examples |
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Synonym | regain | |
Narrower | fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover | Find unexpectedly |
feel | Find by testing or cautious exploration | |
locate, turn up | Discover the location of | |
rout up, rout out | Get or find by searching | |
Broader | get, acquire | Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |
Opposite | lose | miss from one's possessions |
Similar to | find | Obtain through effort or management |
recover, retrieve, find, regain | get or find back | |
Spanish | encontrar, recobrar, recuperar | |
Catalan | recuperar, trobar | |
Nouns | find | the act of discovering something |
finder | someone who is the first to observe something | |
finder | someone who comes upon something after searching / searching / searching |
Meaning | Establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment / experiment, survey, or study. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE | |
Example | "find the product of two numbers" | |
Synonyms | determine, find out, ascertain | |
Narrower | admeasure | Determine the quantity of someone's share |
count, number, enumerate, numerate | Determine the number or amount of | |
gauge | Determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation | |
rectify | (math) determine the length of | |
redetermine | Fix, find, or establish again | |
refract | Determine the refracting power of (a lens) | |
sequence | Determine the order of constituents in | |
situate, locate | Determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey | |
translate | Determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA | |
Similar to | determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn | Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort |
discover, find | make a discovery, make a new finding | |
Spanish | decidir, descubrir, determinar, encontrar | |
Catalan | decidir, descobrir, determinar, trobar | |
Nouns | find | a productive insight |
finding | something that is found |
Meaning | Come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
Model | They find that there was a traffic accident | |
Example | "I find him to be obnoxious" | |
Synonym | feel | |
Broader | reason, reason out, conclude | decide by reasoning |
Similar to | rule, find | decide on and make a declaration about |
Spanish | considerar, creer, encontrar, sentir | |
Catalan | considerar, creure, sentir, trobar |
Meaning | perceive or be contemporaneous with. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
Synonyms | witness, see | |
Narrower | catch | Become aware of |
Broader | experience, see, go through | go or live through |
Similar to | find | perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place |
learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see | Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally | |
Spanish | atestiguar, presenciar, ver | |
Catalan | presenciar, testificar, testimoniar, veure | |
Nouns | finder | someone who is the first to observe something |
Meaning | Get something or somebody for a specific purpose. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | line up, get hold, come up | |
Broader | get, acquire | Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |
Spanish | conseguir, encontrar, hacerse con | |
Catalan | aconseguir, trobar |
Meaning | make a discovery, make a new finding. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
Synonym | discover | |
Broader | gestate, conceive, conceptualize, conceptualise | Have the idea for |
Similar to | detect, observe, find, discover, notice | Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of |
determine, find, find out, ascertain | Establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment / experiment, survey, or study | |
discover, find | make a discovery | |
Spanish | descubrir, encontrar | |
Catalan | descobrir, trobar | |
Nouns | find | the act of discovering something |
find | a productive insight | |
finding | something that is found |
Meaning | make a discovery. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
Synonym | discover | |
Narrower | ferret out, ferret | search and discover through persistent investigation |
rake up | Bring to light | |
Broader | learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see | Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally |
See also | find out | get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally |
Similar to | discover, find | make a discovery, make a new finding |
Spanish | averigüar, descubrir, encontrar | |
Catalan | descobrir | |
Nouns | find | the act of discovering something |
Meaning | Obtain through effort or management. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Broader | get, acquire | Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |
Similar to | find, regain | come upon after searching |
Meaning | decide on and make a declaration about. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "find someone guilty" | |
Synonym | rule | |
Broader | pronounce, label, judge | pronounce judgment on |
Similar to | find, feel | Come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds |
Spanish | dictaminar, fallar | |
Catalan | dictaminar | |
Nouns | finding | the decision of a court on issues of fact or law |
Meaning | Receive a specified treatment (abstract). | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation" | |
Synonyms | receive, get, obtain, incur | |
Narrower | take | Ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial |
Broader | change | Undergo a change |
Similar to | get, acquire | Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |
Spanish | adquirir, encontrar, obtener, recibir | |
Catalan | obtenir |
Meaning | perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
Broader | perceive, comprehend | To become aware of through the senses |
Similar to | witness, find, see | perceive or be contemporaneous with |
Meaning | get or find back; recover the use of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
Synonyms | recover, retrieve, regain | |
Narrower | access | Obtain or retrieve from a storage device |
Broader | get, acquire | Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |
Similar to | find, regain | come upon after searching |
Spanish | recobrar, reconquistar, recuperar | |
Catalan | recobrar, recuperar |
Meaning | succeed in reaching; arrive at. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Broader | reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain | Reach a destination / destination, either real or abstract |
Spanish | encontrar |
Meaning | Accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Example | "My son went to Berkeley to find himself" | |
Synonym | find oneself | |
Broader | mature, maturate, grow | Develop and reach maturity |
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