find

find

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈfɑjnd/]

Senses

1. find (verb) — sense 1

Definition: To locate.: To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.

Example: I found this shell on the beach.

Concept: Находка

Polarities of the concept

2. find (verb) — sense 2

Definition: To locate.: To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.

Example: I found my car keys. They were under the couch.

3. find (verb) — sense 3

Definition: To locate.: To locate on behalf of another.

Example: I found you a new place to live

4. find (noun) — sense 4

Definition: Anything that is found (usually valuable), as objects on an archeological site or a person with talent.

Example: One of the most exciting finds made by Chinese archaeologists within the last twenty years are the sites located in Inner Mongolia and Liaoning Province, particularly the Neolithic Hung-shan culture (c. 3500-2500 B.C.E.).

5. find (noun) — sense 5

Definition: The act of finding.

Structure of the word

Roots:
  • pent (Proto-Indo-European)

Polarities

Acquisition ↔ Loss — concept «Находка»

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