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find

/faɪnd/
noun
  1. Anything that is found (usually valuable), as objects on an archeological site or a person with talent.

  2. The act of finding.

Synonymscatch, discovery
verb
  1. To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.

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

    "I found my car keys. They were under the couch."

  3. (ditransitive) To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end.

    "Water is found to be a compound substance."

Antonymslose

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