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(fnd), 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. finan; 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 o 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 n.Anything found; a discovery of anything valuable; especially, a deposit, discovered by archologists, of objects of prehistoric or unknown origin. スポンサード リンク
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