find

establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study“find the product of two numbers”

perceive or be contemporaneous with“We found Republicans winning the offices”

make a discovery, make a new finding“Roentgen discovered X-rays”

receive a specified treatment (abstract)“These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation”

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes“She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water”

come upon, as if by accident; meet with“We find this idea in Plato”

come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost“Did you find your glasses?”

get or find back; recover the use of“She regained control of herself”

get something or somebody for a specific purpose“I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener”

come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds“I feel that he doesn't like me”

decide on and make a declaration about“find someone guilty”

perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place“I found myself in a difficult situation”

obtain through effort or management“She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents”

accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation“My son went to Berkeley to find himself”

succeed in reaching; arrive at“The arrow found its mark”

a productive insight

the act of discovering something