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find out
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find out
discover, learn about, get information about
found out
discovered, realized
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find out
Verb
1. 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) determine, find, ascertain
(hyponym) gauge
(verb-group) determine, check, see, ascertain, watch, learn
2. 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) learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, get a line, discover, see
(hyponym) get the goods
(verb-group) witness, find, see
3. 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) determine, check, see, ascertain, watch, learn
(hyponym) test
(verb-group) see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure
4. 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) catch out
(hypernym) detect, observe, find, discover, notice
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find out
přijít (na co), zjistit (co); prokouknout, odhalit
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find out
discover, learn We found out he was a member of a cult. His sister told us.
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find out
Synonyms and related words:
answer, ascertain, assure, be informed, become acquainted with, bottom, broaden the mind, catch on, certify, cinch, clear up, clinch, crack, cram the mind, debug, decide, decipher, decode, determine, discover, disentangle, dismiss all doubt, divine, do, dope, dope out, ensure, establish, explain, fathom, figure out, find, find out about, find the answer, find the solution, fix, gain knowledge, get, get at, get hold of, get right, guess, guess right, have it, hear, hit, hit it, hunt down, insure, interpret, invent, learn, learn about, load the mind, locate, make certain, make no doubt, make no mistake, make out, make sure, make sure of, nail down, open the lock, pick up information, plumb, psych, psych out, puzzle out, ravel, ravel out, reassure, rediscover, remove all doubt, resolve, riddle, run down, run to earth, see, see that, see to it, set at rest, settle, solve, sort out, strike, trace, trace down, track down, tumble, undo, unearth, unlock, unravel, unriddle, unscramble, untangle, untwist, unweave, work, work out
answer, ascertain, assure, be informed, become acquainted with, bottom, broaden the mind, catch on, certify, cinch, clear up, clinch, crack, cram the mind, debug, decide, decipher, decode, determine, discover, disentangle, dismiss all doubt, divine, do, dope, dope out, ensure, establish, explain, fathom, figure out, find, find out about, find the answer, find the solution, fix, gain knowledge, get, get at, get hold of, get right, guess, guess right, have it, hear, hit, hit it, hunt down, insure, interpret, invent, learn, learn about, load the mind, locate, make certain, make no doubt, make no mistake, make out, make sure, make sure of, nail down, open the lock, pick up information, plumb, psych, psych out, puzzle out, ravel, ravel out, reassure, rediscover, remove all doubt, resolve, riddle, run down, run to earth, see, see that, see to it, set at rest, settle, solve, sort out, strike, trace, trace down, track down, tumble, undo, unearth, unlock, unravel, unriddle, unscramble, untangle, untwist, unweave, work, work out
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
