Find \Find\ (f[imac]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Found} (found); p. pr. & vb. n. {Finding}.] [AS. findan; akin to D. vinden, OS. & OHG. findan, G. finden, Dan. finde, icel. & Sw. finna, Goth. fin[thorn]an; and perh. to L. petere to seek, Gr. pi`ptein to fall, Skr. pat to fall, fly, E. petition.] 1. To meet with, or light upon, accidentally; to gain the first sight or knowledge of, as of something new, or unknown; hence, to fall in with, as a person.
Searching the window for a flint, I found This paper, thus sealed up. --Shak.
In woods and forests thou art found. --Cowley.
2. To learn by experience or trial; to perceive; to experience; to discover by the intellect or the feelings; to detect; to feel. ``I find you passing gentle.'' --Shak.
The torrid zone is now found habitable. --Cowley.
3. To come upon by seeking; as, to find something lost. (a) To discover by sounding; as, to find bottom. (b) To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end; as, water is found to be a compound substance. (c) To gain, as the object of desire or effort; as, to find leisure; to find means. (d) To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire.
Seek, and ye shall find. --Matt. vii. 7.
Every mountain now hath found a tongue. --Byron.
4. To provide for; to supply; to furnish; as, to find food for workemen; he finds his nephew in money.
Wages [pounds]14 and all found. --London Times.
Nothing a day and find yourself. --Dickens.
5. To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish; as, to find a verdict; to find a true bill (of indictment) against an accused person.
To find his title with some shows of truth. --Shak.
{To find out}, to detect (a thief); to discover (a secret) -- to solve or unriddle (a parable or enigma); to understand. ``Canst thou by searching find out God?'' --Job. xi. 7. ``We do hope to find out all your tricks.'' --Milton.
{To find fault with}, to blame; to censure.
{To find one's self}, to be; to fare; -- often used in speaking of health; as, how do you find yourself this morning?
Find \Find\, v. i. (Law) To determine an issue of fact, and to declare such a determination to a court; as, the jury find for the plaintiff. --Burrill.
Find \Find\, n. Anything found; a discovery of anything valuable; especially, a deposit, discovered by arch[ae]ologists, of objects of prehistoric or unknown origin.
In Indonesia, Mrs. Quayle will travel from the capital to learn about coping with volcanic eruptions, and in Singapore, she'll find out about cleaning up oil spills.
Zevulun Hammer of the National Religious Party, religious affairs minister, said earlier Monday he was trying to find common ground.
You return from lunch and find a message on your desk.
Many bird species find golf courses and sod farms good feeding grounds, especially in urban areas where these large expanses of green are easy to spot from the air.
"I can't find a cure for AIDS.
One day American tourists will arrive at Heathrow Airport and find that English taxi drivers no longer speak English, or know where to find back streets and the English bed and breakfast will call itself a motel.
One day American tourists will arrive at Heathrow Airport and find that English taxi drivers no longer speak English, or know where to find back streets and the English bed and breakfast will call itself a motel.
As the government still wants to sell its 40 per cent stakes in both companies, it has an obvious incentive to find an acceptable solution before the market's insouciance fades.
The easy profits are gone, and many investors may find their initial capital in jeopardy.
He said one recent trip to San Francisco, booked through Eastern's club, cost $175 round trip. "The cheapest (comparable) airfare I was able to find was $268," he said.
But if he notifies the government in writing that he won't appeal, he could be deported as soon as the State Department can find a country to accept him.
The ashes we find could be yours.'
'Concern about pollution makes scientists feel that we should try to find out what is there before it is destroyed.' Marine biotechnology is still in its infancy.
Police who scrambled to find a gunman after a flood of callers reported gunshots got their man _ but it turned out to be a car.
But in a market glutted with moribund companies, Mr Landau found it surprisingly difficult to find a suitable vehicle.
I, for one, find the performance of the Soviet historians highly disillusioning."
Efforts to find students posing as suburban residents include staking out train stations and following students home.
A survey says most Americans would support advertisers that withdraw commercials from TV programs that some viewers find objectionable and would back a boycott of companies that sponsor such shows.
About 5,000 teen-agers marched 22 miles Saturday to demand that the government find jobs for them and the estimated 10 million unemployed people in the country.
The doctor, David Collings, performed 338 operations in Britain after returning last year from five years in his native Zimbabwe. Health officials are trying to find the patients to offer them counseling and, if necessary, a free blood test.
It needed a partner, and Mr. Nevin was determined to find one.
He was desperate to find a replacement for the mother he'd lost, but the people who stepped in to care for him would always keep him at a distance, even refusing to officially adopt him.
I parked the ageing company Range Rover and with an innocent: 'See you in a few minutes,' went to find Hassan, the clearing agent. Or rather, he found me.
The evacuees were brought to Elberton Civic Center where volunteers helped them find shelter at local motels or at the homes of family and friends in the area.
These were readily seized but traders then found that stock in the underlying blue chips had become very hard to find.
"The picture is one we're constantly evaluating, and if we find we're falling short within an area we know we can do better, we're going to be seeking those additional funds," he said.
For 'Voi che sapete' she had been given intricate 18th-century embellishments written by one Domenico Corri, a happy find.
But if it is sluggish, you could find your capital being nibbled away.
But it is easy to find this kind of fault.
Two weeks ago, Shamir proposed that the Egyptian leader meet with him on U.S. soil to try to find ways to resolve the Palestinian problem, but Mubarak turned him down, Pazner said.