Home / Dictionary / Find out

Find out Common

Find out has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

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"

2

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"

3

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"

4

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"

5

To discover, as by asking or investigating.

Example Sentences
"find the product of two numbers" verb
"The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize" verb
"I learned that she has two grown-up children" verb
"I see that you have been promoted" verb
"I want to see whether she speaks French" verb
"See whether it works" verb
"find out if he speaks Russian" verb
"Check whether the train leaves on time" verb
"He was caught out" verb
"She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
detect
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
gauge translate rectify redetermine sequence refract count admeasure situate get the goods wise up trip up ascertain discover test
Rhyming Words
out tout yout hout gout pout aout dout lout bout kout rout fout scout grout smout chout plout x out trout
Compare
Find out vs