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[faɪnd] (past tense and past participle found [faʊnd] ) verb [T] I

1) to discover or to notice something, often after searching

Have you found your shoes?[/ex]

We hope to find the answers to these questions.[/ex]

I found her wandering in the streets.[/ex]

2) to get something

Have you found accommodation yet?[/ex]

It is very difficult for young people in this area to find work.[/ex]

3) to experience something in a particular way

William now finds walking very difficult.[/ex]

4) to have something as an opinion because of things that you have experienced

I find that children need a lot of encouragement.[/ex]

5) to make a formal decision about something after listening to all the facts

He was found guilty and sentenced to three years in prison.[/ex]

The court found that the company had broken the law.[/ex]

6) if you find the time or money to do something, you have enough time or money to do it

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be found — if something is found in a particular place, it lives, grows, or exists there[/ex]

The flower is found only in the French Alps.[/ex]

find your way — to manage to arrive in a place that you were not sure how to get to[/ex]

find yourself doing sth — to realize that you are doing something that you had not intended to do[/ex]

I found myself agreeing with everything she said.[/ex]

- find out

II

noun [C]

find [faɪnd]

something good that you find by chance