English > get wind: 1 sense > verb 1, cognitionMeaning | Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
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Synonyms | learn, hear, get word, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see |
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Narrower | ascertain | Learn or discover with certainty |
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discover, find | make a discovery |
get the goods | Discover some bad or hidden / hidden information about |
trip up, catch | detect a blunder or misstep |
wise up | get wise to |
Similar to | witness, find, see | perceive or be contemporaneous with |
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Spanish | aprender, averiguar, descubrir, enterarse, enterar, oír, ver |
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Catalan | aprendre, assabentar-se, assabentar, descobrir, veure |
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