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find out
Overview of verb find-out
The verb find out has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (34) determine, find, find out, ascertain -- (establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize")
2. (18) learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see -- (get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted")
3. (1) determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn -- (find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time")
4. find out, catch out -- (trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act; "He was caught out"; "She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks")
Antonyms of verb find-out
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb find-out
4 senses of find out
Sense 1
determine, find, find out, ascertain
Sense 2
learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see
Sense 3
determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn
Sense 4
find out, catch out
=> detect, observe, find, discover, notice
=> sight
=> perceive, comprehend
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb find-out
3 of 4 senses of find out
Sense 1
determine, find, find out, ascertain
=> gauge
=> translate
=> rectify
=> redetermine
=> sequence
=> refract
=> count, number, enumerate, numerate
=> admeasure
=> situate, locate
Sense 2
learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see
=> get the goods
=> wise up
=> trip up, catch
=> ascertain
=> discover, find
Sense 3
determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn
=> test
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb find-out
4 senses of find out
Sense 1
determine, find, find out, ascertain
Sense 2
learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see
Sense 3
determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn
Sense 4
find out, catch out
=> detect, observe, find, discover, notice
'Cause To' of verb find-out
Derived Forms of verb find-out
Domain of verb find-out
Domain Terms of verb find-out
Familiarity of verb find-out
find out used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb find-out
4 senses of find out
Sense 1
determine, find, find out, ascertain
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Sense 2
learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see
EX: They find out that there was a traffic accident
Sense 3
determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn
EX: They find out whether there was a traffic accident
Sense 4
find out, catch out
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb find-out
1 of 4 senses of find out
Sense 4
find out, catch out
> detect, observe, find, discover, notice
=> find out, catch out
=> sense
=> instantiate
=> trace
=> see
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb find-out
Sense 1
determine, find, find out, ascertain
Sense 3
determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn
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Sense 2
learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see
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Sense 4
find out, catch out
=> detect, observe, find, discover, notice
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