find

Definitions


[fʌɪnd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- discover or perceive by chance or unexpectedly
(e.g: Lindsey looked up to find Neil watching her)

- identify (something) as being present
(e.g: vitamin B12 is found in dairy products)

- reach or arrive at by a natural or normal process
(e.g: water finds its own level)


Phrases:
- all found
- find God
- find favour
- find in favour of
- find it in one's heart to do something
- find one's feet

Origin:
Old English findan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vinden and German finden


[fʌɪnd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a discovery of something valuable, typically something of archaeological interest
(e.g: he made his most spectacular finds in the Valley of the Kings)


Phrases:
- all found
- find God
- find favour
- find in favour of
- find it in one's heart to do something
- find one's feet

Origin:
Old English findan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vinden and German finden




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