From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
find out
v 1: establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment,
survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The
physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel
Prize" [syn: {determine}, {find}, {find out}, {ascertain}]
2: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I
learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you
have been promoted" [syn: {learn}, {hear}, {get word}, {get
wind}, {pick up}, {find out}, {get a line}, {discover},
{see}]
3: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by
making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she
speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he
speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"
[syn: {determine}, {check}, {find out}, {see}, {ascertain},
{watch}, {learn}]
4: trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act; "He
was caught out"; "She was found out when she tried to cash
the stolen checks" [syn: {find out}, {catch out}]
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