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verb

Establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study. Synonyms: ascertain, determine, find. "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"

Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally. Synonyms: discover, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see. "I see that you have been promoted"

Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort. Synonyms: ascertain, check, determine, learn, see, watch. "See whether it works" , "Find out if he speaks Russian" , "Check whether the train leaves on time"

Trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act. Synonym: catch out. "She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks"

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"Find out" Quotes from Famous Books

... sent emissaries about the country to endeavor to find out where Rowena was: but these came back without any sort of intelligence; and it was remarked, that he still remained in a perfect state of resignation. He remained in this condition for a year, or more; and it was ...

— Burlesques • William Makepeace Thackeray

... out. The three men were silent for a good five minutes. Then Jenvie rang the bell, and when it was answered he said to the messenger: "Go to Campbell & Co.'s; find out the price of 'Wedge of Gold' stock, and ask what data the house has from ...

— The Wedge of Gold • C. C. Goodwin

... was pointed out to me as an expert shot. 'Not as fast as McGurk,' it was said, 'but he shoots just as straight.' Finally I asked someone about McGurk. The only answer I received was: 'I hope you never find out what he is.' Tell me, what ...

— Riders of the Silences • Max Brand

... find out before many nights, when the footsteps and oaths of the young gamblers returning at four in the morning to their rooms in the "Colony," woke him out of his first sleep. After the drive, tea—still at the table-d'hote—and ...

— The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 • Various

... but to make up we had to slave in the early morning and late at night, while the men either snored or smoked. I was all right. But Susan wasn't. And a lot of women weren't, especially young mothers with babies. So I learnt typewriting on the quiet, and left it all to try and find out whether something couldn't be done. I soon found out—after I'd heard Rosamund speak. That's the reason I'm not mending stockings. I'm not blaming anybody. It's no one's fault, really. It certainly isn't men's fault. Only something ...

— The Lion's Share • E. Arnold Bennett

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