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  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  find 
 
  7  of  16  senses  of  find 
 
  Sense  2 
  detect,  observe,  find  discover,  notice 
  =>  find  out  catch  out 
  =>  instantiate 
  =>  trace 
  =>  see 
 
  Sense  3 
  find  regain 
  =>  feel 
  =>  locate,  turn  up 
  =>  fall  upon  strike,  come  upon  light  upon  chance  upon  come  across  chance  on  happen  upon  attain,  discover 
  =>  rout  up  rout  out 
 
  Sense  4 
  determine,  find  find  out  ascertain 
  =>  refract 
  =>  count  number,  enumerate 
  =>  admeasure 
  =>  situate,  locate 
 
  Sense  6 
  witness,  find  see 
  =>  catch 
 
  Sense  9 
  discover,  find 
  =>  rake  up 
  =>  ferret  out  ferret 
 
  Sense  12 
  receive,  get  find  obtain,  incur 
  =>  take 
 
  Sense  14 
  recover,  retrieve,  find  regain 
  =>  access 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  find 
 
  7  of  16  senses  of  find 
 
  Sense  2 
  detect,  observe,  find  discover,  notice 
  =>  find  out  catch  out 
  =>  instantiate 
  =>  trace 
  =>  see 
 
  Sense  3 
  find  regain 
  =>  feel 
  =>  locate,  turn  up 
  =>  unearth 
  =>  pinpoint,  nail 
  =>  fall  upon  strike,  come  upon  light  upon  chance  upon  come  across  chance  on  happen  upon  attain,  discover 
  =>  rout  up  rout  out 
 
  Sense  4 
  determine,  find  find  out  ascertain 
  =>  refract 
  =>  count  number,  enumerate 
  =>  recount 
  =>  miscount 
  =>  census 
  =>  total,  tot,  tot  up  sum,  sum  up  summate,  tote  up  add  add  together,  tally,  add  up 
  =>  admeasure 
  =>  situate,  locate 
  =>  map 
  =>  place  localize,  localise 
 
  Sense  6 
  witness,  find  see 
  =>  catch 
 
  Sense  9 
  discover,  find 
  =>  rake  up 
  =>  ferret  out  ferret 
 
  Sense  12 
  receive,  get  find  obtain,  incur 
  =>  take 
 
  Sense  14 
  recover,  retrieve,  find  regain 
  =>  access 
  =>  log  in  log  on  login 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  find 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  find 
 
  16  senses  of  find 
 
  Sense  1 
  find  happen,  chance,  bump,  encounter 
 
  Sense  2 
  detect,  observe,  find  discover,  notice 
  =>  sight 
 
  Sense  3 
  find  regain 
  =>  get  acquire 
 
  Sense  4 
  determine,  find  find  out  ascertain 
 
  Sense  5 
  find  feel 
  =>  conclude 
 
  Sense  6 
  witness,  find  see 
  =>  experience,  undergo,  see  go  through 
 
  Sense  7 
  line  up  get  hold  come  up  find 
  =>  get  acquire 
 
  Sense  8 
  discover,  find 
  =>  conceive,  conceptualize,  conceptualise 
 
  Sense  9 
  discover,  find 
  =>  learn,  hear,  get  word  get  wind,  pick  up  find  out  get  a  line  discover,  see 
  Also  See->  find  out#2 
 
  Sense  10 
  find 
  =>  get  acquire 
 
  Sense  11 
  rule  find 
  =>  pronounce,  label,  judge 
 
  Sense  12 
  receive,  get  find  obtain,  incur 
  =>  change 
 
  Sense  13 
  find 
  =>  perceive,  comprehend 
 
  Sense  14 
  recover,  retrieve,  find  regain 
  =>  get  acquire 
 
  Sense  15 
  find 
  =>  reach,  attain,  make  hit,  arrive  at  gain 
 
  Sense  16 
  find  oneself,  find 
  =>  mature,  maturate,  grow 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  find 
 
  find  used  as  a  verb  is  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  16) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  find 
 
  Sense  2 
  detect,  observe,  find  discover,  notice 
  =>  sight 
 
  Sense  4 
  determine,  find  find  out  ascertain 
 
  Sense  8 
  discover,  find 
  =>  conceive,  conceptualize,  conceptualise 
 
  Sense  9 
  discover,  find 
  =>  learn,  hear,  get  word  get  wind,  pick  up  find  out  get  a  line  discover,  see 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  find  regain 
  =>  get  acquire 
 
  Sense  10 
  find 
  =>  get  acquire 
 
  Sense  14 
  recover,  retrieve,  find  regain 
  =>  get  acquire 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  find  feel 
  =>  conclude 
 
  Sense  11 
  rule  find 
  =>  pronounce,  label,  judge 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  witness,  find  see 
  =>  experience,  undergo,  see  go  through 
 
  Sense  13 
  find 
  =>  perceive,  comprehend 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  1 
  find  happen,  chance,  bump,  encounter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  line  up  get  hold  come  up  find 
  =>  get  acquire 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  12 
  receive,  get  find  obtain,  incur 
  =>  change 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  15 
  find 
  =>  reach,  attain,  make  hit,  arrive  at  gain 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  16 
  find  oneself,  find 
  =>  mature,  maturate,  grow 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  find 
  find 
  finder 
  finding 
  finding  of  fact 
  finding  of  law 
 
  Overview  of  noun  find 
 
  The  noun  find  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  discovery,  breakthrough,  find  --  (a  productive  insight) 
  2.  discovery,  find  uncovering  --  (the  act  of  discovering  something) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  find 
 
  The  verb  find  has  16  senses  (first  13  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (159)  find  happen,  chance,  bump,  encounter  --  (come  upon  as  if  by  accident;  meet  with  "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") 
  2.  (151)  detect,  observe,  find  discover,  notice  --  (discover  or  determine  the  existence,  presence,  or  fact  of  "She  detected  high  levels  of  lead  in  her  drinking  water";  "We  found  traces  of  lead  in  the  paint") 
  3.  (86)  find  regain  --  (come  upon  after  searching;  find  the  location  of  something  that  was  missed  or  lost;  "Did  you  find  your  glasses?"  "I  cannot  find  my  gloves!") 
  4.  (60)  determine,  find  find  out  ascertain  --  (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") 
  5.  (57)  find  feel  --  (come  to  believe  on  the  basis  of  emotion,  intuitions,  or  indefinite  grounds:  "I  feel  that  he  doesn't  like  me";  "I  find  him  to  be  obnoxious";  "I  found  the  movie  rather  entertaining") 
  6.  (45)  witness,  find  see  --  (perceive  with  any  or  all  of  one's  senses  "We  found  Republicans  winning  the  offices";  "You'll  see  a  lot  of  cheating  in  this  school";  give  rise  to  or  be  characterized  by  "The  1960  saw  the  rebellion  of  the  younger  generation  against  established  traditions";  "I  want  to  see  results") 
  7.  (42)  line  up  get  hold  come  up  find  --  (get  something  or  somebody  for  a  specific  purpose;  "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") 
  8.  (34)  discover,  find  --  (make  a  discovery,  make  a  new  finding;  "Roentgen  discovered  X-rays";  "Physicists  believe  they  found  a  new  elementary  particle") 
  9.  (29)  discover,  find  --  (make  a  discovery;  "She  found  that  he  had  lied  to  her";  "The  story  is  false,  so  far  as  I  can  discover") 
  10.  (18)  find  --  (obtain  through  effort  or  management;  "She  found  the  time  and  energy  to  take  care  of  her  aging  parents";  "We  found  the  money  to  send  our  sons  to  college") 
  11.  (16)  rule  find  --  (decide  on  and  make  a  declaration  about  "find  someone  guilty") 
  12.  (13)  receive,  get  find  obtain,  incur  --  (receive  a  specified  treatment  (abstract);  "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") 
  13.  (11)  find  --  (perceive  oneself  to  be  in  a  certain  condition  or  place  "I  found  myself  in  a  difficult  situation";  "When  he  woke  up  he  found  himself  in  a  hospital  room") 
  14.  recover,  retrieve,  find  regain  --  (get  or  find  back  recover  the  use  of  "She  regained  control  of  herself";  "She  found  her  voice  and  replied  quickly") 
  15.  find  --  (succeed  in  reaching;  arrive  at  "The  arrrow  found  its  mark") 
  16.  find  oneself,  find  --  (accept  and  make  use  of  one's  personality,  abilities,  and  situation;  "My  son  went  to  Berkeley  to  find  himself") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  find 
 
  The  noun  find  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  discovery,  breakthrough,  find  --  (a  productive  insight) 
  2.  discovery,  find  uncovering  --  (the  act  of  discovering  something) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  find 
 
  The  verb  find  has  16  senses  (first  13  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (159)  find  happen,  chance,  bump,  encounter  --  (come  upon  as  if  by  accident;  meet  with  "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") 
  2.  (151)  detect,  observe,  find  discover,  notice  --  (discover  or  determine  the  existence,  presence,  or  fact  of  "She  detected  high  levels  of  lead  in  her  drinking  water";  "We  found  traces  of  lead  in  the  paint") 
  3.  (86)  find  regain  --  (come  upon  after  searching;  find  the  location  of  something  that  was  missed  or  lost;  "Did  you  find  your  glasses?"  "I  cannot  find  my  gloves!") 
  4.  (60)  determine,  find  find  out  ascertain  --  (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") 
  5.  (57)  find  feel  --  (come  to  believe  on  the  basis  of  emotion,  intuitions,  or  indefinite  grounds:  "I  feel  that  he  doesn't  like  me";  "I  find  him  to  be  obnoxious";  "I  found  the  movie  rather  entertaining") 
  6.  (45)  witness,  find  see  --  (perceive  with  any  or  all  of  one's  senses  "We  found  Republicans  winning  the  offices";  "You'll  see  a  lot  of  cheating  in  this  school";  give  rise  to  or  be  characterized  by  "The  1960  saw  the  rebellion  of  the  younger  generation  against  established  traditions";  "I  want  to  see  results") 
  7.  (42)  line  up  get  hold  come  up  find  --  (get  something  or  somebody  for  a  specific  purpose;  "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") 
  8.  (34)  discover,  find  --  (make  a  discovery,  make  a  new  finding;  "Roentgen  discovered  X-rays";  "Physicists  believe  they  found  a  new  elementary  particle") 
  9.  (29)  discover,  find  --  (make  a  discovery;  "She  found  that  he  had  lied  to  her";  "The  story  is  false,  so  far  as  I  can  discover") 
  10.  (18)  find  --  (obtain  through  effort  or  management;  "She  found  the  time  and  energy  to  take  care  of  her  aging  parents";  "We  found  the  money  to  send  our  sons  to  college") 
  11.  (16)  rule  find  --  (decide  on  and  make  a  declaration  about  "find  someone  guilty") 
  12.  (13)  receive,  get  find  obtain,  incur  --  (receive  a  specified  treatment  (abstract);  "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") 
  13.  (11)  find  --  (perceive  oneself  to  be  in  a  certain  condition  or  place  "I  found  myself  in  a  difficult  situation";  "When  he  woke  up  he  found  himself  in  a  hospital  room") 
  14.  recover,  retrieve,  find  regain  --  (get  or  find  back  recover  the  use  of  "She  regained  control  of  herself";  "She  found  her  voice  and  replied  quickly") 
  15.  find  --  (succeed  in  reaching;  arrive  at  "The  arrrow  found  its  mark") 
  16.  find  oneself,  find  --  (accept  and  make  use  of  one's  personality,  abilities,  and  situation;  "My  son  went  to  Berkeley  to  find  himself") 



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