Find
verb
To discover or come across something by chance or search.
I found a five dollar bill on the street.
Often appears as...
- find a solution
- find an answer
verb
To think or believe something based on experience or exposure.
I find your attitude towards this issue problematic.
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- find it difficult
- find it easy
verb
To retrieve something after searching, hunting, or researching.
I finally found the book I was looking for.
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- find an answer
- find information
verb
To rule or decide as a judge.
The jury found him guilty of all charges.
Often appears as...
- find guilty
- find innocent
Usage tips
Legal
verb
To feel or experience something.
I suddenly found myself alone.
Often appears as...
- find myself
- find yourself
verb
To discover or come across something by chance or search.
I found a five dollar bill on the street.
Often appears as...
- find a solution
- find an answer
verb
To think or believe something based on experience or exposure.
I find your attitude towards this issue problematic.
Often appears as...
- find it difficult
- find it easy
verb
To retrieve something after searching, hunting, or researching.
I finally found the book I was looking for.
Often appears as...
- find an answer
- find information
verb
To rule or decide as a judge.
The jury found him guilty of all charges.
Often appears as...
- find guilty
- find innocent
Usage tips
Legal
verb
To feel or experience something.
I suddenly found myself alone.
Often appears as...
- find myself
- find yourself
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Chance Discovery
Use 'find' when you come across something unexpectedly, not when you're actively looking.
Walking in the park, I found a rare feather.
Pro Tip 2/3Result of Search
'Find' implies a successful search, where what you were looking for has been located.
After hours of research, I finally found the statistics I needed.
Pro Tip 3/3Unexpected Reminder
Describes stumbling upon something that triggers a memory or thought.
I found a photo that reminded me of my childhood.
Pro Tip 1/3Chance Discovery
Use 'find' when you come across something unexpectedly, not when you're actively looking.
Walking in the park, I found a rare feather.
Pro Tip 2/3Result of Search
'Find' implies a successful search, where what you were looking for has been located.
After hours of research, I finally found the statistics I needed.
Pro Tip 3/3Unexpected Reminder
Describes stumbling upon something that triggers a memory or thought.
I found a photo that reminded me of my childhood.
Pro Tip 1/3Chance Discovery
Use 'find' when you come across something unexpectedly, not when you're actively looking.
Walking in the park, I found a rare feather.
Pro Tip 2/3Result of Search
'Find' implies a successful search, where what you were looking for has been located.
After hours of research, I finally found the statistics I needed.
Pro Tip 3/3Unexpected Reminder
Describes stumbling upon something that triggers a memory or thought.
I found a photo that reminded me of my childhood.
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Your body language may...
We decided that the one that most people could relate to because most people had been through, was the job interview. So we published these findings, and the media are all over it, and they say, Okay, so this is what you do when you go in for the job interview, right? You know, so we were of course horrified, and said,
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Rethinking infidelity...
The vast majority of people that I actually work with are not at all chronic philanderers. They are often people who are deeply monogamous in their beliefs, and at least for their partner. But they find themselves in a conflict between their values and their behavior.
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The Infinite Hotel...
of prime numbers. So, to accomplish this seemingly impossible task of finding infinite beds for infinite buses of infinite weary travelers, the night manager assigns every current guest to the first prime number, 2, raised to the power of their current room number.
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How to create a great...
outperform others and last of all the name is a real dictionary word which is a rare find these days now there was only one issue with alphabet car company bmw owned the url alphabet.com but you know here's the thing owningthe.com doesn't matter as much
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Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
But again, I'm really trying to dig deep, challenge myself, find that voice and kind of honor it. A huge part of why we feel the ocean is so powerful with grief, is that she embodies this kind of endless abyss that can hold all of us.
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Why don't perpetual...
because there's still so much we don't understand about the universe. Perhaps we'll find new exotic forms of matter that'll force us to revisit the laws of thermodynamics. Or maybe there's perpetual motion on tiny quantum scales.
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Just How BIG are...
But for these female elephant seals there's still one part of their life where they're totally bound to the land. They come here to give birth. All right. And to find a man.
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What is bipolar...
friends and family fostering acceptance and understanding on the outside, and people with bipolar disorder empowering themselves to find balance in their lives.
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Relax With BBC Earth PIPE...
It's a daunting prospect. But the little chick finds some courage.
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Animals Being Bros PIPE BBC...
It's a daunting prospect. But the little chick finds some courage.
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Your body language may...
We decided that the one that most people could relate to because most people had been through, was the job interview. So we published these findings, and the media are all over it, and they say, Okay, so this is what you do when you go in for the job interview, right? You know, so we were of course horrified, and said,
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
The vast majority of people that I actually work with are not at all chronic philanderers. They are often people who are deeply monogamous in their beliefs, and at least for their partner. But they find themselves in a conflict between their values and their behavior.
Video examples
The Infinite Hotel...
of prime numbers. So, to accomplish this seemingly impossible task of finding infinite beds for infinite buses of infinite weary travelers, the night manager assigns every current guest to the first prime number, 2, raised to the power of their current room number.
Video examples
How to create a great...
outperform others and last of all the name is a real dictionary word which is a rare find these days now there was only one issue with alphabet car company bmw owned the url alphabet.com but you know here's the thing owningthe.com doesn't matter as much
Video examples
Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
But again, I'm really trying to dig deep, challenge myself, find that voice and kind of honor it. A huge part of why we feel the ocean is so powerful with grief, is that she embodies this kind of endless abyss that can hold all of us.
Video examples
Why don't perpetual...
because there's still so much we don't understand about the universe. Perhaps we'll find new exotic forms of matter that'll force us to revisit the laws of thermodynamics. Or maybe there's perpetual motion on tiny quantum scales.
Video examples
Just How BIG are...
But for these female elephant seals there's still one part of their life where they're totally bound to the land. They come here to give birth. All right. And to find a man.
Video examples
What is bipolar...
friends and family fostering acceptance and understanding on the outside, and people with bipolar disorder empowering themselves to find balance in their lives.
Video examples
Relax With BBC Earth PIPE...
It's a daunting prospect. But the little chick finds some courage.
Video examples
Animals Being Bros PIPE BBC...
It's a daunting prospect. But the little chick finds some courage.
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Dale Carnegie
American Writer
Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never be yours.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.
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Blaise Pascal
French Philosopher
Too much and too little wine. Give him none, he cannot find truth; give him too much, the same.
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Joseph Campbell
American Author
Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.
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Bob Marley
Jamaican Singer
Truth is everybody is going to hurt you: you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.
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George Harrison
British Musician
When you've seen beyond yourself, then you may find, peace of mind is waiting there.
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Audrey Hepburn
British Actress
Success is like reaching an important birthday and finding you're exactly the same.
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Bill Watterson
American Cartoonist
I find my life is a lot easier the lower I keep everyone's expectations.
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George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
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Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
Find out what you're afraid of and go live there.
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Dale Carnegie
American Writer
Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never be yours.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.
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Blaise Pascal
French Philosopher
Too much and too little wine. Give him none, he cannot find truth; give him too much, the same.
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Joseph Campbell
American Author
Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.
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Bob Marley
Jamaican Singer
Truth is everybody is going to hurt you: you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.
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George Harrison
British Musician
When you've seen beyond yourself, then you may find, peace of mind is waiting there.
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Audrey Hepburn
British Actress
Success is like reaching an important birthday and finding you're exactly the same.
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Bill Watterson
American Cartoonist
I find my life is a lot easier the lower I keep everyone's expectations.
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George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
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Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
Find out what you're afraid of and go live there.
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