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find out

DEFINITIONS OF: find out

1

v find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

“find out if he speaks Russian”
Synonyms:
ascertain, check, determine, learn, see, watch
ascertain, assure, check, control, ensure, insure, see, see to it
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
ascertain, determine, find
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
Types:
test
determine the presence or properties of (a substance)

v establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study

Synonyms:
ascertain, determine, find
ascertain, check, determine, learn, see, watch
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
discover, find
make a discovery, make a new finding
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gauge
determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation
translate
determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA
rectify
math: determine the length of
redetermine
fix, find, or establish again
sequence
determine the order of constituents in
refract
determine the refracting power of (a lens)
count, enumerate, number, numerate
determine the number or amount of
admeasure
determine the quantity of someone's share
locate, situate
determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
recount
count again
miscount
count wrongly
census
conduct a census
add, add together, add up, sum, sum up, summate, tally, tot, tot up, total, tote up
determine the sum of
acquire
locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar
radiolocate
locate by means of radar
map
locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences
localise, localize, place
identify the location or place of
base
situate as a center of operations

v get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

Synonyms:
discover, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see
find, see, witness
perceive or be contemporaneous with
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get the goods
discover some bad or hidden information about
wise up
get wise to
catch, trip up
detect a blunder or misstep
ascertain
learn or discover with certainty
discover, find
make a discovery
rake up
bring to light
price
ascertain or learn the price of
ferret, ferret out
search and discover through persistent investigation

v trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act

“She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks”
Synonyms:
catch out
Type of:
detect, discover, find, notice, observe
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
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