Search Result for "find_out":
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (4)

1. establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study;
- Example: "find the product of two numbers"
- Example: "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"
[syn: determine, find, find out, ascertain]

2. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally;
- Example: "I learned that she has two grown-up children"
- Example: "I see that you have been promoted"
[syn: learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see]

3. find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort;
- Example: "I want to see whether she speaks French"
- Example: "See whether it works"
- Example: "find out if he speaks Russian"
- Example: "Check whether the train leaves on time"
[syn: determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn]

4. trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act;
- Example: "He was caught out"
- Example: "She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks"
[syn: find out, catch out]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

find out
    v 1: establish 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" [syn: determine, find, find out, ascertain]
    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" [syn: learn, hear, get word, get
       wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover,
       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"
       [syn: determine, check, find out, see, ascertain,
       watch, learn]
    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" [syn: find out, catch out]