Definition of Find out

1. Verb. Establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study. "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"


2. Verb. Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally. "They find out that there was a traffic accident "; "I see that you have been promoted"
Exact synonyms: Discover, Get A Line, Get Wind, Get Word, Hear, Learn, Pick Up, See
Specialized synonyms: Get The Goods, Wise Up, Catch, Trip Up, Ascertain, Discover, Find
Related verbs: Find, See, Witness
Derivative terms: Discovery, Discovery, Discovery

3. Verb. Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort. "They find out whether there was a traffic accident"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"
Exact synonyms: Ascertain, Check, Determine, Learn, See, Watch
Related verbs: Ascertain, Assure, Check, Control, Ensure, Insure, See, See To It, Ascertain, Determine, Find
Specialized synonyms: Test
Derivative terms: Ascertainable, Check, Determination

4. Verb. Trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act. "She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks"
Exact synonyms: Catch Out
Generic synonyms: Detect, Discover, Find, Notice, Observe

Definition of Find out

1. Verb. (idiomatic) To discover, as by asking or exploring. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Find Out

finback
finback whale
finbacks
finca
fincas
finch
finched
finches
finching
finchlike
find fault
find one's feet
find oneself
find out
find the net
findability
findable
finde
finder
finder's fee
finderlist
finderlists
finders
finders keepers
finderscope
finderscopes
findest
findeth

Literary usage of Find out

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Harvard Classics by Charles William Eliot (1910)
"ANONYMOUS LOVE WILL find out THE WAY OVER the mountains And over the waves, Under the fountains And under the graves; Under floods that arc deepest, ..."

2. Reliques of Ancient English Poetry: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs edited by Thomas Percy (1900)
"... And under the graves; Under floods that are deepest; 5 Which Neptune obey; Over rocks that are steepest, Love will find out the way. ..."

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