find (sth) out
— phrasal verb with find /faɪnd/ verb (found, found)Definition
A2 to get information about something because you want to know more about it, or to learn a fact or piece of information for the first time: How did you find out about the party? The holiday was a complete surprise - I only found out about it the day before we left. [+ question word] I'll just go and find out what's going on outside. [+ that] Too late, she found out that the train had been cancelled.Finding and discovering
(Definition of find (sth) out from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a fishing expedition idiom
- ascertain verb
- break fresh/new ground idiom
- breakthrough noun
- catch sb red-handed idiom
- finder noun
- finders keepers (losers weepers) idiom
- finding noun (DISCOVERY)
- flush sb out phrasal verb
- get hold of idiom
- orientate verb (FIND POSITION)
- pin sth down phrasal verb
- put sb onto sth phrasal verb
- put your finger on sth idiom
- rake sth out phrasal verb
- run sb/sth down phrasal verb (FIND)
- smell sth/sb out phrasal verb
- suss verb
- unlock verb
- winkle sth/sb out phrasal verb
Topic:
Finding and discovering
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