find out

verb

found out; finding out; finds out
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transitive verb

1
: to learn by effort, study, observation, or search : discover
I need to find out where the meeting is being held.
2
a
: to catch in an offense (such as a crime)
The culprits were soon found out.
b
: to ascertain the true character or identity of
The informer was eventually found out.

intransitive verb

: to discover, learn, or verify something
I don't know, but I'll find out for you.

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Examples of find out in a Sentence

that was around the time that I found out I was adopted found out about the new restaurant by reading reviews online
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On Monday, Anteros found out about Anthropic's plans, along with everyone else. — Ashley Capoot,jordan Novet,annie Palmer,lora Kolodny,kai Nicol-Schwarz,caleigh Keating, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026 Wendy is understandably furious to find out that Gizelle has been referring to her as a scammer, particularly because the term carries a specific cultural weight when directed at a Nigerian person. — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026 That’s when everybody finds out the Powerball game’s five basic numbers and Powerball number, six numbers that can bring a $687 million jackpot to some lucky individual or individuals. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026 Jayhawks men’s basketball coach Bill Self would like to find out if that will still be the case, say, sometime during March Madness. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for find out

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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The first known use of find out was in the 15th century

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find out

verb
1
: to learn by study, observation, or search : discover
2
: to catch doing something bad
the culprit was found out
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