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11find — ► VERB (past and past part. found) 1) discover by chance or deliberately. 2) recognize or discover to be present or to be the case. 3) ascertain by research or calculation. 4) Law (of a court) officially declare to be the case. 5) (find against… …
12find — vb found, find·ing vt 1: to come upon accidentally or through effort found a valuable antique in the old desk found a buyer for the property 2: to make a judicial determination regarding …
13Find — Find, v. i. (Law) To determine an issue of fact, and to declare such a determination to a court; as, the jury find for the plaintiff. Burrill. [1913 Webster] …
14find — find; find·er; re·find; …
15find — [n] discovery acquisition, asset, bargain, boast, bonanza, catch, gem, good buy, jewel, one in a million*, pride, treasure, treasure trove; concepts 337,712 Ant. loss find [v1] catch sight of, lay hands on arrive at, bring to light*, bump into*,… …
16Find — Find, n. Anything found; a discovery of anything valuable; especially, a deposit, discovered by arch[ae]ologists, of objects of prehistoric or unknown origin. [1913 Webster] …
17find — (v.) O.E. findan come upon, meet with, discover; obtain by search or study (class III strong verb; past tense fand, pp. funden), from P.Gmc. *finthanan (Cf. O.S. findan, O.Fris. finda, O.N. finna, M.Du. vinden, O.H.G. findan, Ger. finden, Goth.… …
18find — (yourself) to discover your particular abilities and interests. Only after she became an actress did she find herself …
19find|er — «FYN duhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that finds. 2. a small, extra lens on the outside of a camera that shows what is being photographed; view finder. 3. a small telescope attached to a larger one to help find objects more easily. 4. a device… …
20Find Me — is a memoir written by comedian, actress, and talk show host Rosie O Donnell. It was published in 2002. The book, which reached number two on the New York Times bestseller list, is, at heart, a remembrance of O Donnell s troubled childhood. It… …
