āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to find
01
āĻā§āĻāĻāĻž, āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
to search and discover something or someone that we have lost or do not know the location of
Transitive: to find sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He looked for his missing phone, but it was nowhere to be found.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤āĻž āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤
1.1
āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
to discover or notice someone or something in a particular situation, especially unexpectedly
Complex Transitive: to find sb/sth [adj] | to find sb/sth doing sth | to find sb/sth somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She came back from the gym and found the dog waiting at the door.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ¸ā§ āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ
āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
1.2
āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to randomly discover someone or something, particularly in a way that is surprising or unexpected
Transitive: to find sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A hiker found a lost child in the woods.
āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
1.3
āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to obtain something successfully, particularly something necessary
Transitive: to find sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
We found a babysitter for the evening.
āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
1.4
āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
to make an effort to evoke a specified quality, particularly courage, in oneself
Complex Transitive: to find sth to do sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He had to find the courage to speak up in front of the audience.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻ¸ āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
used to describe something that exists, grows, etc.
Complex Transitive: to find sth somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Potassium is found in bananas, avocados, and tomatoes.
āĻĒāĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻ˛āĻž, āĻ
ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĄā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
2.1
āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to have a particular opinion or feeling about something that makes one regard it in a specified way
Complex Transitive: to find sth [adj]
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He finds it a challenge to learn a new skill.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻž āĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĨ¤
2.2
āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻĒāĻ˛āĻŦā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to discover that something is true only after trying, testing, searching, or after gaining proper experience
Transitive: to find that
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
It was found that the product contained harmful chemicals that were not listed on the label.
āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻĒāĻŖā§āĻ¯āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ˛ā§āĻŦā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
2.3
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
(of a law court) to make an official decision
Complex Transitive: to find sb [adj]
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The court found the defendant not guilty of the charges due to lack of evidence.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¤ āĻāĻ¸āĻžāĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻˇāĨ¤
2.4
āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
to manage to discover someone or something by the means of search, study, or careful thinking
Transitive: to find sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He found a creative way to make the lesson more engaging for his students.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻļā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
(of things) to successfully reach someone or something
Transitive: to find sth
Complex Transitive: to find sb in a specific manner
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I hope this letter finds you and your family well.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻļāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻĒāĻžāĻŦā§āĨ¤
01
āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ°, āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨
the act or result of discovering something, especially something valuable, rare, or previously unknown
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
That book was a real find at the flea market.
āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻŦāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ°, āĻā§āĻāĻ
a valuable or productive insight, idea, or piece of information
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The scientist 's find changed the direction of the research.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
finder
finding
find
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
