FIND as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the act of discovering something
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) find is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a productive insight
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) find is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

FIND as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • accept and make use of one’’s personality, abilities, and situation
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • My son went to Berkeley to find himself
    Hypernyms(s) find is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • receive a specified treatment (abstract)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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
    Hypernyms(s) find is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  3. Meaning
    • come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • I feel that he doesn”t like me
    • I find him to be obnoxious
    • I found the movie rather entertaining
    Hypernyms(s) find is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • make a discovery
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She found that he had lied to her
    • The story is false, so far as I can discover
    Hypernyms(s) find is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) See Also Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • find the product of two numbers
    • The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize
    Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • decide on and make a declaration about
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • find someone guilty
    Hypernyms(s) find is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  7. Meaning
    • make a discovery, make a new finding
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Roentgen discovered X-rays
    • Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle
    Hypernyms(s) find is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  8. Meaning
    • succeed in reaching
    • arrive at
    Usage Example(s)
    • The arrrow found its mark
    Hypernyms(s) find is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  9. Meaning
    • perceive or be contemporaneous with
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • We found Republicans winning the offices
    • You”ll see a lot of cheating in this school
    • I want to see results
    • The 1960 saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions
    • I want to see
    Hypernyms(s) find is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  10. Meaning
    • discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water
    • We found traces of lead in the paint
    Hypernyms(s) find is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  11. Meaning
    • perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
    Usage Example(s)
    • I found myself in a difficult situation
    • When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room
    Hypernyms(s) find is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  12. Meaning
    • obtain through effort or management
    Usage Example(s)
    • She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents
    • We found the money to send our sons to college
    Hypernyms(s) find is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  13. Meaning
    • get something or somebody for a specific purpose
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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
    Hypernyms(s) find is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  14. Meaning
    • get or find back
    • recover the use of
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She regained control of herself
    • She found her voice and replied quickly
    Hypernyms(s) find is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  15. Meaning
    • come upon, as if by accident
    • meet with
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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
    Derived(s)
  16. Meaning
    • come upon after searching
    • find the location of something that was missed or lost
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Did you find your glasses?
    • I cannot find my gloves!
    Hypernyms(s) find is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)