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FIND

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There are 17 meanings of the word Find.

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Find - as a noun

A productive insight

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
breakthrough25discovery18

Find - as a verb

Come upon, as if by accident; meet with

Example: "We find this idea in plato"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
bump10chance13encounter11happen13

Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes

Example: "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
detect9discover14notice8observe12
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
sight9spy8
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost

Example: "Did you find your glasses?"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
regain7
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
acquire18get4
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)
lose4

Establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study

Example: "Find the product of two numbers"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
ascertain11determine12find out
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds

Example: "I feel that he doesn't like me"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
feel7

Perceive or be contemporaneous with

Example: "We found republicans winning the offices"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
see3witness10
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
experience21go throughsee3
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Get something or somebody for a specific purpose

Example: "I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
come upget holdline up

Make a discovery, make a new finding

Example: "Roentgen discovered x-rays"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
discover14

Obtain through effort or management

Example: "She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents"

Decide on and make a declaration about

Example: "Find someone guilty"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
rule4

Receive a specified treatment (abstract)

Example: "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
get4incur7obtain8receive12
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
change12
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place

Example: "I found myself in a difficult situation"

Get or find back; recover the use of

Example: "She regained control of herself"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
recover12regain7retrieve11
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
acquire18get4
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Succeed in reaching; arrive at

Example: "The arrow found its mark"

Accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation

Example: "My son went to berkeley to find himself"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
find oneself

Example Sentences

"I can't find my keys anywhere."
"She always manages to find the silver lining in every situation."
"We need to find a solution to this problem."
"He went on a journey to find himself."
"I can't find the book you lent me."
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Word Game Points

Is FIND a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, find is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

FIND has a SCRABBLE points total of 8.

Is FIND a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, find is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
FIND has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 9.

Is FIND a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, find is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
FIND has a WORDFEUD points total of 8.

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