finds

finds · verb/noun

imported

Definitions

verb/noun

  1. 1.

    Discovers or perceives by chance or by searching.

  2. 2.

    Valuable or interesting discoveries, especially archaeological ones.

  3. 3.

    Comes to a particular conclusion or judgment.

Forms

plural: finds

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    rare finds — unusual or valuable discoveries
  • •
    finds fault — criticizes or points out errors

Related words

Antonyms: loses, misses
See also: discovery, find, locate
Synonyms: discoveries, locates, uncovers

Etymology

From Old English findan ("to find, discover"), from Proto-Germanic finþaną. Related to German finden and Dutch vinden.