# find

Pronunciation: say "FYND" /faɪnd/

## Verb

1. To discover or come across someone or something, either by searching or by chance.
   - Simple: To discover where someone or something is, by looking or by chance.
   - _We need to find a hotel before dark._
   - _She found the file after an hour of searching._
2. To exist, live, or turn up in a certain place, thing, or group without being sought; usually used in the passive.
   - Simple: To live, be, or happen in a certain place or group, without anyone looking for it. Usually used as "be found."
   - _Iron is found in spinach, beans, and red meat._
   - _You find the same distrust of outsiders in almost every small town in the region._
3. To conclude or form the opinion that someone or something is a certain way.
   - Simple: To think that someone or something is a certain way.
   - _Many readers find the ending too sad._
   - _He finds the work boring but the pay good._
4. To establish or learn something through research or experiments aimed at a particular goal.
   - Simple: To learn that something is true through study or experiments.
   - _After months of testing, the team found that the new coating could protect metal from extreme heat._
   - _Researchers consistently find that regular exercise lowers the risk of heart disease._
5. To get, gain, or receive something, such as time, support, or a response.
   - Simple: To get something, such as time, help, or support.
   - _His proposal did not find a warm response from the board._
   - _The plan to turn the empty lot into a park found strong support among local residents._
6. Of a court, jury or official body, to formally decide or declare something, such as that a person is guilty, or to rule for or against a party.
   - Simple: Of a court or jury, to officially decide something, such as guilty or not guilty, or who wins.
   - _A grand jury must find a true bill before the trial._
   - _The court found in favor of the tenants and ordered the landlord to pay for the repairs._
8. To point out something, especially a fault.
   - Simple: To pick out problems or mistakes in something.
   - _Do not find fault before you have read the whole report._
   - _Critics found many faults in the new bridge design._
9. In ball games, to pass successfully to a teammate or to put the ball into the goal.
   - Simple: In sport, to pass the ball to a teammate or to score a goal.
   - _The pass found him at the far post._
   - _A good winger can find a runner every time._

## Noun

7. Something found, especially something valuable or interesting such as an archaeological object or a talented person; also the act of finding it.
   - Simple: Something you discover, especially something valuable or useful, or a person with talent.
   - _The museum displayed the season's finds._
   - _The young pianist was quite a find for the orchestra._

## Verb

10. To supply or provide someone with what they need, such as food, clothing or keep. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: To give someone the things they need, like food or clothes.

## Origin

From Middle English finden, from Old English findan, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *pent- ('to go, pass; path'). It is related to German finden, Dutch vinden, and Swedish finna, more distantly to Latin pōns ('bridge'), and possibly to English path.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/find (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).