find
/faɪnd/ verb [T] (past tense and past participle found)Translation
DISCOVER WHEN SEARCHING › to discover something or someone that you have been searching for
bulmak,
I can't find my glasses and I've looked everywhere. Police found the missing girl at a London railway station. [+ two objects] Has he found himself a place to live yet?1986DISCOVER BY CHANCE › to discover something or someone by chance
bulmak, anlamak
The body was found by a man walking his dog. I found a $10 bill on the sidewalk.1986BECOME AWARE › to become aware that something exists, or has happened
öğrenmek, farkına varmak
I came home to find that my cat had had kittens. I found that I could easily swim a mile.1986 find the energy/money/time, etc › to have or get enough energy/money/time, etc to do something
bir şeyi yapmak için enerji/para/zaman bulmak
Where do you find the energy to do all these things?1986 find sb/sth easy/boring/funny, etc › to think or feel a particular way about someone or something
kolay/sıkıcı/saçma/komik bulmak
I still find exams very stressful.925 find yourself somewhere/doing sth › to become aware that you have gone somewhere or done something without intending to
kendini bir yerde bir şey yapıyor bulmak; tam ortasında bulmak
I suddenly found myself making everyone's lunch.1116 be found › to exist or be present somewhere
bulunmak
Vitamin C is found in oranges and other citrus fruit.1986 find sb guilty/not guilty › to judge that someone is guilty or not guilty in a law court
find (sth) out phrasal verb suçlu/suçsuz bulmak
[often passive] She was found guilty of murder.692 › to get information about something, or to learn a fact for the first time
araştırıp ortaya çıkarmak, öğrenmek
I must find out the train times. [+ question word] Peter was shocked when he found out what we had done.1986(Definition of find verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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