(v) come upon, as if by accident; meet with, Syn. bump, happen, chance, encounter, Example:We find this idea in Plato; I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here; She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day

find

(v) come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost, Syn. regain, Ant. lose, Example:Did you find your glasses?; I cannot find my gloves!

find

(v) come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds, Syn. feel, Example:I feel that he doesn't like me; I find him to be obnoxious; I found the movie rather entertaining

find

(v) obtain through effort or management, Example:She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents; We found the money to send our sons to college

find

(v) perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place, Example:I found myself in a difficult situation; When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room

find

(v) succeed in reaching; arrive at, Example:The arrow found its mark

finder

(n) someone who comes upon something after searching

finder

(n) someone who is the first to observe something, Syn. spotter, discoverer

finder

(n) optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest, Syn. viewfinder, view finder

finder's fee

(n) a fee that is paid to someone who finds a source of financial backing or to someone who brings people together for business purposes, Example:the agency got a finder's fee when their candidate was hired as the new CEO

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Find

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Found p. pr. & vb. n. Finding. ] [ AS. findan; akin to D. vinden, OS. & OHG. findan, G. finden, Dan. finde, icel. & Sw. finna, Goth. finþan; and perh. to L. petere to seek, Gr. pi`ptein to fall, Skr. pat to fall, fly, E. petition. ] 1. To meet with, or light upon, accidentally; to gain the first sight or knowledge of, as of something new, or unknown; hence, to fall in with, as a person. [ 1913 Webster ]

Searching the window for a flint, I found
This paper, thus sealed up. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

In woods and forests thou art found. Cowley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To learn by experience or trial; to perceive; to experience; to discover by the intellect or the feelings; to detect; to feel. “I find you passing gentle.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The torrid zone is now found habitable. Cowley. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To come upon by seeking; as, to find something lost. (a) To discover by sounding; as, to find bottom. (b) To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end; as, water is found to be a compound substance. (c) To gain, as the object of desire or effort; as, to find leisure; to find means. (d) To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire. [ 1913 Webster ]

Seek, and ye shall find. Matt. vii. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]

Every mountain now hath found a tongue. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To provide for; to supply; to furnish; as, to find food for workemen; he finds his nephew in money. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wages £14 and all found. London Times. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nothing a day and find yourself. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish; as, to find a verdict; to find a true bill (of indictment) against an accused person. [ 1913 Webster ]

To find his title with some shows of truth. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

To find out, to detect (a thief); to discover (a secret) -- to solve or unriddle (a parable or enigma); to understand. “Canst thou by searching find out God?” Job. xi. 7. “We do hope to find out all your tricks.” Milton. --
To find fault with, to blame; to censure. --
To find one's self, to be; to fare; -- often used in speaking of health; as, how do you find yourself this morning? [ 1913 Webster ]

Find

n. Anything found; a discovery of anything valuable; especially, a deposit, discovered by archæologists, of objects of prehistoric or unknown origin. [ 1913 Webster ]

Find

v. i. (Law) To determine an issue of fact, and to declare such a determination to a court; as, the jury find for the plaintiff. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

Findable

a. Capable of being found; discoverable. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

Finder

n. 1. One who, or that which, finds; specifically (Astron.), a small telescope of low power and large field of view, attached to a larger telescope, for the purpose of finding an object more readily, called also a finder telescope or finder scope. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. (Micros.) A slide ruled in squares, so as to assist in locating particular points in the field of vision. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Findfault

n. A censurer or caviler. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Findfaulting

a. Apt to censure or cavil; faultfinding; captious. [ Obs. ] Whitlock. [ 1913 Webster ]

Finding

n. 1. That which is found, come upon, or provided; esp. (pl.), that which a journeyman artisan finds or provides for himself; as tools, trimmings, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

When a man hath been laboring . . . in the deep mines of knowledge, hath furnished out his findings in all their equipage. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Support; maintenance; that which is provided for one; expence; provision. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) The result of a judicial examination or inquiry, especially into some matter of fact; a verdict; as, the finding of a jury. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

After his friends finding and his rent. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

findy

a. [ AS. finding heavy; cf. Dan. fyndig strong, energetical, fynd strength, energy, emphasis. ] Full; heavy; firm; solid; substantial. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A cold May and a windy
Makes the barn fat and findy. Old Proverb. [ 1913 Webster ]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Findelhaus { n } | Findelhäuser { pl }

foundling hospital | foundling hospitals

Findelkind { n } | Findelkinder { pl }

foundling | foundlings

Finder { m } | Finder { pl }

finder | finders

Findigkeit { f }

recourcefulness

Findigkeit { f }

resourcefulness

Findling { m } | Findlinge { pl }

erratic block | erratic blocks

to find { found; found } | finding | found | he/she finds | I/he/she found | he/she has/had found | I/he/she would find

findend

encountering

findig { adj } | findiger | am findigsten

resourceful | more resourceful | most resourceful

findig { adv }

resourcefully

Findet das Ihre Zustimmung?

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