Find , n. Anything found; a discovery of anything valuable; especially, a deposit, discovered by archæologists, of objects of prehistoric or unknown origin.
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 (fīnd), 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. finþan; 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 £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?
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