Definitions
1.verbTo encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.
2.verbTo encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate."I found my car keys. They were under the couch."
3.verb(ditransitive) To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end."Water is found to be a compound substance."
4.verbTo gain, as the object of desire or effort."to find leisure; to find means"
5.verbTo attain to; to arrive at; to acquire."Looks like he found a new vehicle for himself!"
6.verbTo point out."He kept finding faults with my work."
7.verb(ditransitive) To decide that, to discover that, to form the opinion that."I find your argument unsatisfactory."
8.verbTo 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"
9.verbTo supply; to furnish."to find food for workmen"
10.verbTo provide for"He finds his nephew in money."
11.verbTo determine or judge."The jury finds for the defendant."
12.verbTo discover game.
13.nounA result of research or an investigation.
14.nounA formal conclusion by a judge, jury or regulatory agency on issues of fact.
15.nounThat which is found, a find, a discovery.
16.nounThe act of discovering something by chance, an instance of finding something by chance.
17.noun(generally plural) Tools or materials used in shoe making or repair.
18.nounA self-contained component of assembled jewellery.