find out

/faɪnd aʊt/

/faɪnd aʊt/

Other forms: found out; finding out; finds out

Definitions of find out

1. verb

   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)
2. verb

   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

   types:

   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
3. verb

   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

   types:

   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
4. verb

   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