- find out
- v
- establish 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"
Synonym(s): determine, find, find out, ascertain
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
Synonym(s): learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"
Synonym(s): determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn
- trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act; "He was caught out"; "She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks"
Synonym(s): find out, catch out
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