Definitions
1.VerbTo locate
To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon."I found this shell on the beach.; She arrived home to find that the house had gone up in flames.; I found my car keys. They were under the couch.; I went looking for you in the bed we share, but tonight I found you not there.; I found you a new place to live"
2.VerbTo encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon."I found this shell on the beach.; She arrived home to find that the house had gone up in flames."
3.VerbTo encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate."I found my car keys. They were under the couch.; I went looking for you in the bed we share, but tonight I found you not there."
4.VerbTo locate on behalf of another."I found you a new place to live"
5.VerbTo discover by study or experiment directed to an object or end."Water is found to be a compound substance.; The researchers found the two variables to be strongly correlated."
6.VerbTo gain, as the object of desire or effort."to find leisure; to find means"
7.VerbTo attain to; to arrive at; to acquire."Looks like he found a new vehicle for himself!"
8.VerbTo meet with; to receive."The proposal found little support within the government."
9.VerbTo point out."He kept finding faults with my work."
10.VerbTo decide that, to conclude that, to form the opinion that, to consider."I find your argument unsatisfactory.; I found it strange {sleeping - to sleep} in your house last night."
11.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"
12.VerbTo supply; to furnish."to find food for workmen"
13.VerbTo provide for"He finds his nephew in money."
14.VerbTo determine or judge."The jury finds for the defendant."
15.VerbTo successfully pass to or shoot the ball into."Peters finds Jinkins, who is running down the left wing."
16.VerbTo discover game.
17.NounAnything that is found (usually valuable), as objects on an archeological site or a person with talent.
18.NounThe act of finding."(Can we add an example for this sense?)"