find

verb
/ˈfɑjnd/

To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.

Other meanings

To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
To locate on behalf of another.

Synonyms

happen
chance
bump
encounter

Related words

barn find
befind
come to find out
faultfind
fault-find
findability
findable
find a friendly bush
find a new gear
find another gear
find as you type
finder

Example sentences

“Help us find others to donate their voice!”
Tatoeba · Isomorph · CC0
“I'll try and find a specific example.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Where did you find this beautiful baby?”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

Word history

From Old English "findan".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “find” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.