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Webster's English Dictionary

find

v. t. [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. (Shak.)

The torrid zone is now found habitable. (Cowley.)

3. To come upon by seeking; as, to find something lost. ()

Seek, and ye shall find. (Matt. vii. 7.)

Every mountain now hath found a tongue. (Byron.)

4. To provide for; to supply; to furnish; as, to find food for workemen; he finds his nephew in money. ()

Wages 14 and all found. (London Times.)

Nothing a day and find yourself. (Dickens.)

5. To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish; as, to find a verdict; to find a true bill (of indictment) against an accused person. ()

To find his title with some shows of truth. (Shak.)

To find out, to detect (a thief); to discover (a secret) -- to solve or unriddle (a parable or enigma); to understand. Canst thou by searching find out God? Job. xi. 7. We do hope to find out all your tricks. Milton. -- To find fault with, to blame; to censure. -- To find one's self, to be; to fare; -- often used in speaking of health; as, how do you find yourself this morning? ()

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.)

n. Anything found; a discovery of anything valuable; especially, a deposit, discovered by archologists, of objects of prehistoric or unknown origin. ()