make a discovery, make a new finding
"Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
"She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"
come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
"Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"
get or find back; recover the use of
"She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"
the act of discovering something
after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
"find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"
a productive insight
come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
"I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining"
perceive or be contemporaneous with
"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
get something or somebody for a specific purpose
"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"
make a discovery
"She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover"
obtain through effort or management
"She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents"; "We found the money to send our sons to college"
decide on and make a declaration about
"find someone guilty"
receive a specified treatment (abstract)
"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"
perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
"I found myself in a difficult situation"; "When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room"
succeed in reaching; arrive at
"The arrrow found its mark"
accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation
"My son went to Berkeley to find himself"
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