Engelsk navneord: find | |||
1. | find (om erkendelse) a productive insight | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | breakthrough, discovery | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | brainstorm, brainwave, insight | ||
2. | find (om handling) the act of discovering something | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | discovery, uncovering | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | act, deed, human action, human activity | ||
Mere specifikke termer | breakthrough, catching, detection, determination, espial, finding, rediscovery, self-discovery, spotting, spying, tracing | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: find | |||
1. | find (om forhold) come upon, as if by accident; meet with | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | They find the money in the closet | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | bump, chance, encounter, happen | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
2. | find (om opfattelse) discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water. We found traces of lead in the paint. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | detect, discover, notice, observe | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | sight, spy | ||
Mere specifikke termer | catch out, find out, instantiate, see, sense, trace | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | discover, find | ||
3. | find (om forhold) come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Did you find your glasses?. I cannot find my gloves!. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | They find the money in the closet | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | regain | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | acquire, get | ||
Mere specifikke termer | attain, chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, discover, fall upon, feel, happen upon, light upon, locate, rout out, rout up, strike, turn up | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | find, find, recover, regain, retrieve | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | lose | ||
4. | find (om kommunikation) establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Find the product of two numbers. The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | ascertain, determine, find out | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE | ||
Mere specifikke termer | admeasure, count, enumerate, gauge, locate, number, numerate, rectify, redetermine, refract, sequence, situate, translate | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | ascertain, check, determine, discover, find, find out, learn, see, watch | ||
5. | find (om erkendelse) come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | I feel that he doesn't like me. I find him to be obnoxious. I found the movie rather entertaining. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | They find that there was a traffic accident | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | feel | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | conclude, reason, reason out | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | find, rule | ||
6. | find (om opfattelse) perceive or be contemporaneous with | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | We found Republicans winning the offices. You'll see a lot of cheating in this school. The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions. I want to see results. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | see, witness | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | experience, go through, see | ||
Mere specifikke termer | catch | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | discover, find, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see | ||
7. | find (om forhold) get something or somebody for a specific purpose | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener. I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing. The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | come up, get hold, line up | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | acquire, get | ||
8. | find (om tilvejebringelse) make a discovery, make a new finding | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Roentgen discovered X-rays. Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | discover | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | conceive, conceptualise, conceptualize, gestate | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | ascertain, detect, determine, discover, discover, find, find, find, find out, notice, observe | ||
9. | find (om erkendelse) make a discovery | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She found that he had lied to her. The story is false, so far as I can discover. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | discover | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see | ||
Mere specifikke termer | ferret, ferret out, rake up | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | discover, find | ||
10. | find (om forhold) obtain through effort or management | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents. We found the money to send our sons to college. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | acquire, get | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | find, regain | ||
11. | find (om kommunikation) decide on and make a declaration about | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Find someone guilty. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | rule | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s something Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | judge, label, pronounce | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | feel, find | ||
12. | find (om ændring) receive a specified treatment (abstract) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation. His movie received a good review. I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | get, incur, obtain, receive | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | change | ||
Mere specifikke termer | take | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | acquire, get | ||
13. | find (om opfattelse) perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | I found myself in a difficult situation. When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | comprehend, perceive | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | find, see, witness | ||
14. | find (om forhold) get or find back; recover the use of | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She regained control of herself. She found her voice and replied quickly. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | recover, regain, retrieve | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | acquire, get | ||
Mere specifikke termer | access | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | find, regain | ||
15. | find (om bevægelse) succeed in reaching; arrive at | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The arrow found its mark. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make, reach | ||
16. | find (om ændring) accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | My son went to Berkeley to find himself. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | find oneself | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | grow, maturate, mature | ||