find
noun
a productive insight
the act of discovering something
verb
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
“We find this idea in Plato”
“I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here”
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
“She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water”
“We found traces of lead in the paint”
come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
“Did you find your glasses?”
“I cannot find my gloves!”
SynonymsregainOppositesloseestablish 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”
come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
“I feel that he doesn't like me”
“I find him to be obnoxious”
Synonymsfeelperceive or be contemporaneous with
“We found Republicans winning the offices”
“You'll see a lot of cheating in this school”
get something or somebody for a specific purpose
“I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener”
“I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing”
make a discovery, make a new finding
“Roentgen discovered X-rays”
“Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle”
Synonymsdiscovermake a discovery
“She found that he had lied to her”
“The story is false, so far as I can discover”
Synonymsdiscoverobtain through effort or management
“She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents”
“We found the money to send our sons to college”
decide on and make a declaration about
“find someone guilty”
Synonymsrulereceive a specified treatment (abstract)
“These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation”
“His movie received a good review”
perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
“I found myself in a difficult situation”
“When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room”
get or find back; recover the use of
“She regained control of herself”
“She found her voice and replied quickly”
succeed in reaching; arrive at
“The arrow found its mark”
accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation
“My son went to Berkeley to find himself”
Synonymsfind oneself
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University