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find out

phrasal verb

Formsfinds out, finding out, found out

5 meanings of find out

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  1. 1
    get informationphrasal verbidiomatictransitive
    To learn something you did not know, for example by asking or checking.

    I need to find out what time the movie starts.

    She found out the truth by asking her brother.

    Similardiscover, learn, ascertain, determine

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  2. 2
    catch doing wrongphrasal verbtransitive
    To discover that someone has been lying, cheating or breaking rules.

    He copied his friend's homework, but the teacher soon found him out.

    The kids were worried they would be found out for eating the cake.

    Similarexpose, catch, unmask

  3. 3
    pay the pricephrasal verbslangintransitive
    To face what happens as a result of your own actions.

    He kept teasing the dog until he found out.

    Keep breaking the rules and you'll find out.

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  4. 4
    show weaknessphrasal verbtransitive
    To show where someone is weak or not good enough.

    The easy games went well, but the hard final found our team out.

    Hard math problems will find you out if you don't study.

    Similarexpose

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  1. 5
    come acrossphrasal verbarchaic
    To find something by seeing it or coming across it.
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