English

rank|Lord|de|whole|190|find|got|let|world

Etymology
Old English findan, from Germanic *finþanan. Cognate with Dutch vinden, German finden, Swedish finna.

Pronunciation
AHD|fīnd
IPA|/faɪnd/
SAMPA|/faInd/
audio|en-us-find.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪnd|-aɪnd

Homophones
fined

Verb
en-verb|finds|finding|found|found or archaic foundenCategory:English irregular verbs

1. transitive To encounter, to discover.

#: Project Gutenberg finds that Find is the 190th most important word in the English language.
#: I found my car keys -- they were under the couch.''

1. transitive To point out.

#:He kept finding faults with my work.

1. transitive To decide that, to form the opinion that.

#:I find your argument unsatisfactory.

1. transitive To determine or judge.

#:The jury finds for the defendant

Derived terms
See also finding and found
find fault
find one's feet
find out

Translations
trans-top|encounter
Arabic: ��ج�د�
Crimean Tatar: tapmak
Danish: finde, træffe
Dutch: vinden, aantreffen
Esperanto: trovi
Finnish: löytää
German: finden
French: trouver
Italian: trovare
Hebrew: ���צ� (limtzo)
trans-mid
Japanese: ���� (������, hakken-suru), ����(����,mitsukeru)
Kurdish: KUchar|د�ت������, KUchar|د�ز�������
Latin: invenire|invenīre
Latvian: atrast
Lithuanian: surasti
Mongolian: оло�
Romanian: g�si
Russian: най�и
Polish: znajdowa�
Portuguese: achar, encontrar
Slovene: najti
Spanish: encontrar, hallar
Swedish: finna, hitta, uppdaga, upptäcka, utröna
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trans-top|point out
Danish: finde, udpege
Dutch: vinden, ontdekken
Finnish: osoittaa
trans-mid
Japanese: ���� (�����, shiteki-suru)
Portuguese: achar, encontrar
Russian: в�и�кива��
Swedish: finna, hitta
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trans-top|decide that
Danish: finde
Dutch: vinden, van mening zijn dat
Finnish: pitää
trans-mid
Portuguese: achar
Russian: на�оди��
Swedish: finna, konstatera,
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trans-top|determine, judge
Danish: dømme
Dutch: achten
Esperanto: ju�i
Japanese: �決�� (�������, hy�ketsu-suru)
trans-mid
Russian: на�оди��
Spanish: determinar, juzgar
Swedish: finna, konstatera
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Translations to be checked

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ttbc|Faroese: koma framá (1,3), gera vart við, taka fram (2), gera av (4), halda at vera (5), døma (6, 7)
ttbc|Ido: trovar
ttbc|Indonesian: temu, temu|menemukan, temu|menemui

Noun
en-noun

1. Anything that is found, especially by good fortune.

Synonyms
(anything found, especially by good fortune): discovery

Translations
trans-top|anything that is found, especially by good fortune
Danish: fund
Dutch: vondst f
Esperanto: trovaĵo, trovitaĵo
Finnish: löytö
French: trouvaille f
trans-mid
Polish: znalezisko n
Romanian: descoperire f
Russian: на�одка f
Spanish: hallazgo m
Swedish: fynd n
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Category:200 English basic words

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ku:find
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ja:find
pl:find
pt:find
ru:find
simple:find
fi:find
sv:find
ta:find
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vi:find
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