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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishfinden, fromOld Englishfindan, fromProto-West Germanic*finþan, fromProto-Germanic*finþaną, a secondary verb fromProto-Indo-European*pent-(“to go, pass; path bridge”).

See alsoWest Frisianfine,Low Germanfinden,Dutchvinden,Germanfinden,Danishfinde,Norwegian Bokmålfinne,Norwegian Nynorsk andSwedishfinna; alsoEnglishpath,Old Irishétain(“I find”),áitt(“place”),Latinpōns(“bridge”),Ancient Greekπόντος(póntos,“sea”),Old Armenianհուն(hun,“ford”),Avestan𐬞𐬀𐬧𐬙𐬃(paṇtā̊),Sanskritपथ(pathá,“path”),Proto-Slavic*pǫtь.

For the meaning development compare Proto-Slavic*najьti > Russianнайти́(najtí), akin to Proto-Slavic*jьti >идти́(idtí); Russianнаходи́ть(naxodítʹ),нахо́дка(naxódka), akin toход(xod),ходи́ть(xodítʹ).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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"Nymphs Finding the Head of Orpheus", a painting byJohn William Waterhouse

find (third-person singular simple presentfinds,present participlefinding,simple pastfoundor(dialectal)fand,past participlefoundor(archaic)founden)

  1. To locate
    1. (transitive) To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.
      Ifound this shell on the beach
    2. (transitive) Toencounter ordiscover something beingsearched for; tolocate.
      Ifound my car keys. They were under the couch.
      • 1897 December (indicated as1898),Winston Churchill, chapter II, inThe Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.:The Macmillan Company; London:Macmillan & Co., Ltd.,→OCLC:
        I had occasion to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] Ifound Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town.
      • 1918,W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter X, inThe Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.:The Bobbs-Merrill Company,→OCLC:
        It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, andfind himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant.
      • 2013 July 20, “Welcome to the plastisphere”, inThe Economist, volume408, number8845:
        Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field. Dr Mincer and Dr Amaral-Zettlerfound evidence of them on their marine plastic, too.
    3. (ditransitive) Locate on behalf of another
      Ifound you a new place to live
  2. (ditransitive) Todiscover by study or experiment direct to an object or end.
    Water isfound to be a compound substance.
  3. (transitive) To gain, as the object of desire or effort.
    tofind leisure; tofind means
  4. (transitive) To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire.
    Looks like hefound a new vehicle for himself!
  5. (transitive) Tomeet with; toreceive.
    • 1951 March, J. H. Lehmann, A. D. Johnson, W. C. Bridges, J. Michel, D. M. Green, “Cardiac Catheterization—A Diagnostic Aid in Congenital Heart Disease”, inNorthwest Medicine, volume50, number 3, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association,page170:
      Among newer procedures, the Robb and Steinberg contrast visualization of cardiac chambers and venous catheterization of the right heart havefound the broadest study and application.
  6. (transitive) Topoint out.
    He keptfinding faults with my work.
  7. (ditransitive) To decide that, to discover that, to form theopinion that.
    Ifind your argument unsatisfactory.
    I went looking for you in the bed we share, but tonight Ifound you not there.
  8. (transitive) To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish.
    tofind a verdict; tofind a true bill (of indictment) against an accused person
  9. (transitive, archaic) To supply; to furnish.
    tofind food for workmen
  10. (transitive, archaic) To provide for
    Hefinds his nephew in money.
    • 1871, Charles Kingsley, “Port of Spain”, inAt Last: A Christmas in the West Indies. […], volume I, London; New York, N.Y.:Macmillan and Co.,→OCLC,page135:
      They stand idle in the market-place, not because they have not been hired, but because they do not want to be hired; being able to live like the Lazzaroni of Naples, on "Midshipman's half-pay—nothing a day, andfind yourself."
    • 1892, W. E. Swanton,Notes on New Zealand:
      the pay is good, the musterer receiving ten shillings a day, and allfound, all the time he is engaged on the "run," even should he be compelled to remain idle on account of rain or mist.
  11. (intransitive, law) Todetermine orjudge.
    The juryfinds for the defendant.
  12. (transitive, ball games) To successfully pass to or shoot the ball into.
    Petersfinds Jinkins, who is running down the left wing.
    • 2011 January 25, Paul Fletcher, “Arsenal 3-0 Ipswich (agg. 3-1)”, inBBC:
      Van Persie scored a hat-trick againstWigan on Saturday and should havefound the net again after Bendtnerfound him at the far post but the Dutchman's header rebounded to safety off the crossbar.
  13. (intransitive, hunting) To discover game.
    • 1945,Nancy Mitford,The Pursuit of Love, Penguin, published2010, page57:
      Theyfound at once, and there was a short sharp run, during which Linda and Tony, both in a somewhat showing-off mood, rode side by side over the stone walls.

Conjugation

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Conjugation offind
infinitive(to)find
present tensepast tense
1st-personsingularfindfound,fand1
2nd-personsingularfind,findest†found,fand1,foundest†
3rd-personsingularfinds,findeth†found,fand1
pluralfind
subjunctivefindfound,fand1
imperativefind—
participlesfindingfound,founden†

†Archaic orobsolete. 1 Dialectal.

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Derived terms

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See alsofindingandfound

Translations

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encounter, locate, discover
discover—seediscover
point out
decide that
determine, judge
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Noun

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find (pluralfinds)

  1. Anything that is found (usually valuable), as objects on an archeological site or a person with talent.
    • 2010,BioWare,Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts,→OCLC, PC, scene: Alarei:
      Shepard: How did you get these things to your father?
      Tali: Sometimes I left packages at secure drops in civilized areas. Someone on Pilgrimage would see that it was shipped home.
      Tali: For very valuablefinds, I'd signal home, and Father would send a small ship.
  2. The act of finding.
    (Can we add anexample for this sense?)

Synonyms

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Translations

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anything found
act of finding

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Danish

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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find

  1. imperative offinde

Middle English

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Noun

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find (pluralfindes)

  1. Alternative form offend

Old English

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Verb

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find

  1. imperativesingular offindan
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