Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
"She found that he had lied to her"
"The story is false, so far as I can discover"
Verb group:
find
Usage Patterns:
Something ----s somebody
verb
Sense 2
"Roentgen discovered X-rays"
"Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
verb
Sense 3
"Who discovered the North Pole?"
Kinds of:
rediscover
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 4
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 5
"She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"
"We found traces of lead in the paint"
Type of:
sight
Verb group:
find
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Something ----s somebody
verb
Sense 6
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
"The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"
"The actress won''t reveal how old she is"
"bring"
Type of:
tell
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Something ----s somebody
verb
Sense 7
"I learned that she has two grown-up children"
"I see that you have been promoted"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something
verb
Sense 8
"the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"
"she struck a goldmine"
"The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
90
Times Searched
2
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