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find out

  1. to learn by study, observation, or search: to discover
  2. to catch in an offense (such as a crime)
  3. to ascertain the true character or identity of
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verb

  1. To discover, as by asking or investigating.

    I don't know who the twenty-first president of the United States was, but it should be very easy to find out.

    "Why shouldn't somethin' new and wonderful lie in such a country? And why shouldn't we be the men to find it out?"

  2. To discover or expose (someone) as disobedient, dishonest, etc.

    He had been fiddling the books for years, but finally he was found out.

  3. To uncover a weakness in (someone).

    He may cope with the multiple choice questions, but the written exam will find him out.

    If you don't try, you do not find it out.

  4. To discover (something), as by perceiving or coming upon it.
  5. To receive the consequences of one's actions.

    With the way he behaved, it's no wonder he found out.