find out Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
    find; determine; ascertain.
    • find the product of two numbers
    • The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize
  2. verb get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
    pick up; get a line; discover; see; hear; learn; get wind; get word.
    • I learned that she has two grown-up children
    • I see that you have been promoted
  3. verb find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
    learn; watch; see; determine; ascertain; check.
    • 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
  4. verb trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act
    catch out.
    • He was caught out
    • She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks

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