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Engelsk udsagnsord: find out

1. find out (om kommunikation) establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningFind the product of two numbers.
The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)ascertain, determine, find


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE


Mere specifikke termeradmeasure, count, enumerate, gauge, locate, number, numerate, rectify, redetermine, refract, sequence, situate, translate


Udsagnsord med lignende betydningascertain, check, determine, discover, find, find out, learn, see, watch

2. find out (om erkendelse) get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningI learned that she has two grown-up children.
I see that you have been promoted.


Eksempler på anvendelseThey find out that there was a traffic accident


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)discover, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something


Mere specifikke termerascertain, catch, discover, find, get the goods, trip up, wise up


Udsagnsord med lignende betydningfind, see, witness

3. find out (om kommunikation) find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningI want to see whether she speaks French.
See whether it works.
Find out if he speaks Russian.
Check whether the train leaves on time.


Eksempler på anvendelseThey find out whether there was a traffic accident


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)ascertain, check, determine, learn, see, watch


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s whether INFINITIVE


Mere specifikke termertest


Udsagnsord med lignende betydningascertain, ascertain, assure, check, control, determine, ensure, find, find out, insure, see, see to it

4. find out (om erkendelse) trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHe was caught out.
She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)catch out


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s somebody


Mindre specifikke termerdetect, discover, find, notice, observe









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