English - Etymology

From Middle English finden, from Old English findan, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną (compare West Frisian fine, Low German finden, Dutch vinden, German finden, Danish finde, Swedish finna), a secondary verb from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path bridge”), *pontHo- (compare English path, Old Irish étain (“I find”), áitt (“place”), Latin pōns (“bridge”), Ancient Greek πόντος (póntos, “sea”), Old Armenian հուն (hun, “ford”), Avestan [script needed] (pantā) (gen. paþō), Sanskrit [script needed] (pánthās, “path”).

English - Pronunciation

• enPR: fīnd, IPA^(key): /faɪnd/
• Rhymes: -aɪnd
• Homophone: fined

English - Verb

find (third-person singular simple present finds, present participle finding, simple past found or (dialectal) fand, past participle found or (archaic) founden)

1. (transitive) To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.
   • Shakespeare

     Searching the window for a flint, I found / This paper, thus sealed up.

   • Cowley

     In woods and forests thou art found.

2. (transitive) To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.

   I found my car keys. They were under the couch.

3. (transitive) To point out.

   He kept finding faults with my work.

4. (transitive) To decide that, to discover that, to form the opinion that.

   I find your argument unsatisfactory.

   • Shakespeare

     I find you passing gentle.

   • Cowley

     The torrid zone is now found habitable.

5. (intransitive) To determine or judge.

   The jury finds for the defendant.

6. (transitive) To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish.

   to find a verdict; to find a true bill (of indictment) against an accused person

   • Shakespeare

     to find his title with some shows of truth

7. To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end.

   Water is found to be a compound substance.

8. To gain, as the object of desire or effort.

   to find leisure; to find means

9. To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire.

   Looks like he found himself a new vehicle!

   After a long flight, I now find myself in San Francisco.

10. (archaic) To provide for; to supply; to furnish.

    to find food for workmen

    He finds his nephew in money.

    • London Times

      Wages £14 and all found.

    • Charles Dickens

      Nothing a day and find yourself.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:deem

Antonyms

• lose

Derived terms

See also finding and found

• find fault
• find one's feet
• find out

Translations

English - Noun

find (plural finds)

1. Anything that is found (usually valuable), as objects on an archeological site or a person with talent.
2. The act of finding.

Synonyms

• (anything found): discovery, catch

Translations

English - External Links

• find in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• find in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

English - Anagrams

• NFID

Danish - Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fend/, [fenˀ]

Danish - Verb

find

1. imperative of finde

قافية