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English verb: find out | |||
| 1. | find out (communication) establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study | ||
| Samples | Find the product of two numbers. The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize. | ||
| Synonyms | ascertain, determine, find | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | admeasure, count, enumerate, gauge, locate, number, numerate, rectify, redetermine, refract, sequence, situate, translate | ||
| Verb group | ascertain, check, determine, discover, find, find out, learn, see, watch | ||
| 2. | find out (cognition) get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally | ||
| Samples | I learned that she has two grown-up children. I see that you have been promoted. | ||
| Examples | They find out that there was a traffic accident | ||
| Synonyms | discover, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ascertain, catch, discover, find, get the goods, trip up, wise up | ||
| Verb group | find, see, witness | ||
| 3. | find out (communication) find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Examples | They find out whether there was a traffic accident | ||
| Synonyms | ascertain, check, determine, learn, see, watch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | test | ||
| Verb group | ascertain, ascertain, assure, check, control, determine, ensure, find, find out, insure, see, see to it | ||
| 4. | find out (cognition) trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act | ||
| Samples | He was caught out. She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks. | ||
| Synonyms | catch out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | detect, discover, find, notice, observe | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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