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finds
noun(find)
the act of discovering something
Synonyms: discovery, uncovering,
finds
verb(find)
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
Synonyms: bump, chance, encounter, happen,
Examples:
We find this idea in Plato.
finds
verb(find)
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
Synonyms: detect, discover, notice, observe,
finds
verb(find)
come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
Synonyms: feel,
Examples:
I find him to be obnoxious.
finds
verb(find)
perceive or be contemporaneous with
Synonyms: see, witness,
finds
verb(find)
get or find back; recover the use of
Synonyms: recover, regain, retrieve,
finds
verb(find)
accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation
Synonyms: find oneself,
Examples:
My son went to Berkeley to find himself.
finds
verb(find)
make a discovery
Synonyms: discover,
finds
verb(find)
receive a specified treatment (abstract)
Synonyms: get, incur, obtain, receive,
Examples:
These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation.
finds
noun(find)
a productive insight
Synonyms: breakthrough, discovery,
finds
verb(find)
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
Synonyms: ascertain, determine, find out,
Examples:
Find the product of two numbers.
finds
verb(find)
make a discovery, make a new finding
Synonyms: discover,
finds
verb(find)
get something or somebody for a specific purpose
Synonyms: come up, get hold, line up,
finds
verb(find)
decide on and make a declaration about
Synonyms: rule,
Examples:
Find someone guilty.
finds
verb(find)
come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
Synonyms: regain,
Antonyms: lose,
Examples:
Did you find your glasses?.
I cannot find my gloves!.
finds
verb(find)
obtain through effort or management
finds
verb(find)
perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
finds
verb(find)
succeed in reaching; arrive at

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