Word

find, v.
(finding, finds, found)
freq. cnt. 705

come upon, as if by accident; meet with
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 168 freq. cnt.: 159 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1

bump chance encounter find happen

sample sentences

"We find this idea in Plato"
"I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"
"She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They %s the money in the closet

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

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discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 261 freq. cnt.: 141 freq. cnt.: 39 freq. cnt.: 39 freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 21

detect discover find notice observe

sample sentences

"She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"
"We found traces of lead in the paint"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

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find finding finding finder

lexical pointers

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observable observant observation observance observation observation observer

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detection detecting detector detector

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discovery discovery discovery discoverer

semantic pointers

hyponym

find out, catch out sense instantiate trace see

verb group

hypernym

come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 86 freq. cnt.: 86

find regain

sample sentences

"Did you find your glasses?"
"I cannot find my gloves!"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
They %s the money in the closet

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
They %s the money in the closet

lexical pointers

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find finder finder

antonym

semantic pointers

hypernym

verb group

find retrieve, recover, regain, find

hyponym

feel locate, turn up come upon, discover, come across, strike, happen upon, fall upon, light upon, chance upon, chance on, attain rout out, rout up

come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 207 freq. cnt.: 150 freq. cnt.: 57

feel find

sample sentences

"I feel that he doesn't like me"
"I find him to be obnoxious"
"I found the movie rather entertaining"

verb frames

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

verb frames

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

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semantic pointers

hypernym

conclude, reason, reason out

verb group

establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 201 freq. cnt.: 107 freq. cnt.: 57 freq. cnt.: 33 freq. cnt.: 4

ascertain determine find find out

sample sentences

"find the product of two numbers"
"The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE

lexical pointers

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determination determination

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lexical pointers

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semantic pointers

verb group

see, find out, determine, check, ascertain, watch, learn find, discover

hyponym

gauge translate rectify redetermine sequence refract count, number, enumerate, numerate admeasure locate, situate

perceive or be contemporaneous with
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 192 freq. cnt.: 140 freq. cnt.: 45 freq. cnt.: 7

find see witness

sample sentences

"We found Republicans winning the offices"
"You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"
"The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"
"I want to see results"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

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lexical pointers

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semantic pointers

verb group

hear, learn, see, discover, find out, pick up, get word, get wind, get a line find

hyponym

hypernym

experience, go through, see

get something or somebody for a specific purpose
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 42 freq. cnt.: 41 freq. cnt.: 1

come up find get hold line up

sample sentences

"I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"
"I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"
"The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

make a discovery, make a new finding
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 52 freq. cnt.: 34 freq. cnt.: 18

discover find

sample sentences

"Roentgen discovered X-rays"
"Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

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find find finding

lexical pointers

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discovery discovery discovery discoverer

semantic pointers

verb group

find, discover determine, find, find out, ascertain find, observe, notice, detect, discover

hypernym

conceive, gestate, conceptualize, conceptualise

make a discovery
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 45 freq. cnt.: 29 freq. cnt.: 16

discover find

sample sentences

"She found that he had lied to her"
"The story is false, so far as I can discover"

verb frames

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

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also see

lexical pointers

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discovery discovery discovery

semantic pointers

hypernym

hear, learn, see, discover, find out, pick up, get word, get wind, get a line

hyponym

rake up ferret out, ferret

verb group

decide on and make a declaration about
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 1

find rule

sample sentences

"find someone guilty"

verb frames

Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

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lexical pointers

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semantic pointers

verb group

hypernym

pronounce, label, judge

obtain through effort or management
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 16

find

sample sentences

"She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents"
"We found the money to send our sons to college"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

verb group

receive a specified treatment (abstract)
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 121 freq. cnt.: 64 freq. cnt.: 27 freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 13

find get incur obtain receive

sample sentences

"These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"
"His movie received a good review"
"I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

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Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

verb group

hyponym

perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 11

find

sample sentences

"I found myself in a difficult situation"
"When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

perceive, comprehend

verb group

see, find, witness

accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

find find oneself

sample sentences

"My son went to Berkeley to find himself"

verb frames

Somebody ----s

verb frames

Somebody ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

grow, mature, maturate

succeed in reaching; arrive at
<verb.motion>

find

sample sentences

"The arrow found its mark"

verb frames

Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

reach, arrive at, hit, gain, make, attain

get or find back; recover the use of
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 5

find recover regain retrieve

sample sentences

"She regained control of herself"
"She found her voice and replied quickly"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody

lexical pointers

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lexical pointers

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recovery recoverer

lexical pointers

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semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

verb group