find

v

1. come upon or across, chance upon, happen upon, light upon, hit upon, stumble on or upon; run into, bump into, fall on or upon, meet with, encounter, experience.

2. earn, win, gain, get, procure, acquire, obtain, reach, attain, succeed.

3. discover, locate, place, lay one's hand on, put one's finger or hand on; ascertain, find out, hear of, get wind of, learn of; determine, figure out, solve, get at, unriddle, decode, decipher; make out, discern, detect, descry, espy, notice, perceive, remark, note, distinguish, recognize, catch a glimpse of, catch sight of, Inf. spot; see, behold, observe, view, Brit. twig, watch, Archaic. ken.

4. recover, recoup, recuperate, regain, get or make back, repossess, take back.

5. provide, furnish, supply, outfit.

6. find fault

complain, grumble, mutter, gripe, Sl. bitch, Sl. squawk, object to, take exception; carp, cavil at or about, Inf. nitpick, pick or pull apart, pick to pieces, Inf. pick holes in, Sl. cut up or to pieces; criticize, Inf. knock, Inf. pan, shoot down, put down, Sl. dump on, Inf. slam; disparage, depreciate, belittle, laugh or scoff at, make fun of, ridicule; attack verbally, Inf. light into, lace into, Sl. lay into, assail, Inf. tear into, Inf. rip into; Sl. blast, Sl. let [s.o.] have it, Inf. jump on, Inf. jump all over, get on [s.o.'s] back, Sl. get on [s.o.'s] case, Sl. get down on, come down on, land on hard; berate, tongue-lash, dress down, lay out in lavender, tear apart, rake over the coals; call down, rebuke, scold, admonish, chide, shake the head or finger at, reprehend, reprove, reproach; blame, censure, disapprove, frown upon, denounce, condemn.

7. find out

a. discover, ascertain. See find(def.3).b. detect, expose, show up, bring out into the open; bring to light, turn up, uncover, unearth, disinter, dig up, root out, ferret out, smoke out, search out; track down, pursue, follow, trail, stalk, hunt down.

8. find, finding, discovery, hit, strike; catch, deal, bargain, good buy; lucky hit, bonanza, jackpot, windfall, godsend, boon.