find (n):the act of discovering something find (n):a productive insight find (v):accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situationSamplesMy son went to Berkeley to find himself find (v):succeed in reaching; arrive atSamplesThe arrow found its mark find (v):receive a specified treatment (abstract)SamplesThese aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation.
His movie received a good review.
I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions
find (v):make a discoverySamplesShe found that he had lied to her.
The story is false, so far as I can discover
find (v):come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite groundsSamplesI feel that he doesn't like me.
I find him to be obnoxious.
I found the movie rather entertaining
find (v):establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or studySamplesfind the product of two numbers.
The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize
find (v):decide on and make a declaration aboutSamplesfind someone guilty find (v):make a discovery, make a new findingSamplesRoentgen discovered X-rays.
Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle
find (v):perceive or be contemporaneous withSamplesWe found Republicans winning the offices.
You'll see a lot of cheating in this school.
The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions.
I want to see results
find (v):discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact ofSamplesShe detected high levels of lead in her drinking water.
We found traces of lead in the paint
find (v):perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or placeSamplesI found myself in a difficult situation.
When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room
find (v):obtain through effort or managementSamplesShe found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents.
We found the money to send our sons to college
find (v):get something or somebody for a specific purposeSamplesI found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener.
I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing.
The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter
find (v):get or find back; recover the use ofSamplesShe regained control of herself.
She found her voice and replied quickly
find (v):come upon, as if by accident; meet withSamplesWe find this idea in Plato.
I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here.
She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day
find (v):come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lostSamplesDid you find your glasses?
I cannot find my gloves!
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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (1048-1131)
What's done can't be undone
In life there are some things once done or decisions once made cannot be changed; malicious words once uttered or harmful actions once done cannot be taken back.