find-out
Verbs
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(v) 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
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(v) 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
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(v) 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
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(v) 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