find-out

Verbs

  • (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
    ascertain, determine, find,
  • (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
    get a line, get wind, get word, discover, hear, learn, pick up, see,
  • (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
    ascertain, learn, watch, determine, see, check,
  • (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
    catch out,

Synonyms

ascertain determine find get a line get wind get word discover hear learn pick up see watch check catch out

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