find
UK /ˈfɑjnd/US /ˈfaɪ̯nd/
verb16
noun2
forms
fand · finded · found · foundest · founden · yfound · finding · findeth · finds · findest
Phrases with find
- barn findA valuable item recovered from poor storage, such as a suburban garage, farm shed, etc., where it had been more or less forgotten; especially a vintage automobile.
- find another gearTo suddenly achieve an extra burst of athletic performance, especially after a sustained period of competitive exertion.
- find faultTo criticize something excessively.
- find forthTo seek out an encounter with someone; to meet with someone.
- find inTo supply (someone) with (something).
- find it in one's heartTo be sufficiently compassionate or gracious (to do something, especially to forgive someone or be willing to help them in some way).
- find no bones inTo experience no hindrances or obstacles; to do something without hesitation.
- find one's feetTo grow in confidence in a new situation as one gains experience.
- find one's placeTo locate where (in a work of print) (one) had most recently stopped reading, in order to resume reading.
- find one's tongueTo speak after being unable to do so or after remaining silent; to find something to say.
- find one's voiceTo become willing or able to talk or otherwise express one's opinions.
- find outTo discover, as by asking or investigating.
- find the netto score a goal