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find out |
1. v. To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
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I don't know who the twenty-first president of the United States was, but it should be very easy to find out. |
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2. v. To discover or expose (someone) as disobedient, dishonest, etc. |
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He had been fiddling the books for years, but finally he was found out. |
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3. v. To uncover a weakness (in someone). |
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He may cope with the multiple choice questions, but the written exam will find him out. |
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If you don't try, you do not find it out. |
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Analysis |
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find |
1. v. To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon. |
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2. v. To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate. |
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I found my car keys. They were under the couch. |
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3. v. To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end. |
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Water is found to be a compound substance. |
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out |
See also individual phrasal verbs such as come out, go out, put out, take out, pull out, and so on. |
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1. adv. Away from the inside or the centre. |
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The magician pulled the rabbit out of the hat. |
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2. adv. Away from home or one's usual place. |
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Let's eat out tonight |
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