finds

1. 1
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of find.

   He finds new errors in the code every time he reviews it.

   The old dog still finds its way home across the fields.

   Note

   The present-tense form a singular subject calls for: he, she, it, or a single noun such as the dog. It keeps every construction of the base verb, including the one with two objects, where someone locates something on another person's behalf: she finds him a seat. Unlike the plural noun, it follows a subject rather than a word like her or the.

   She finds him a seat near the front.

   The agent finds us an apartment within a week.

2. 2
   noun

   Plural of find.

   Among the year's best finds was a first-edition novel.

   The archaeologists cataloged their finds before sending them to the lab.

   Note

   The plural counts things discovered, usually valuable ones: the objects an excavation turns up, or the gifted people a talent scout comes across. Because the singular can name a person, a scout's finds may be people as well as things. The spelling is identical to the present-tense verb, and the word in front tells them apart: her finds names the discoveries, while she finds describes the action.

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