| Main Entry: |
find |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
catch sight of, lay hands on |
Synonyms: |
arrive at, bring to light, bump into, chance upon, collar, come across,
come up with*, come upon,
corral,
descry,
detect, dig up,
discern,
discover,
distinguish,
encounter,
espy,
expose, fall in with, ferret out, happen upon, hit upon,
identify, lay fingers on, light upon,
locate, make out,
meet,
notice,
observe,
perceive,
pinpoint,
recognize,
recover, run across, run into, scare up,
sight, smoke out,
spot,
strike, stumble upon, track down, trip on, turn up,
uncover,
unearth
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| Notes: |
a find (noun) is a discovery or productive insight - find (verb) means to come upon or discover something; fined means punished by the imposition of a penalty |
Antonyms: |
fail, lose, miss, pass by
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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