find

US /faɪnd/

UK /faɪnd/

A1

verb

  • To become aware of something that is happening
  • To discover or meet by chance
  • To decide if someone is guilty of a crime, or not
  • To learn through study, research, or effort
  • To discover something by looking for it

noun

  • Object discovered by chance
  • Things that have been discovered from searching

Examples

Stray finds are more commonly discovered than whole new sites.

The letters were a real find and James went on to publish two volumes of them.