/faɪnd/
Translation
To see or get something you were looking for or did not expect.
Grammar
Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.
Examples
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"Find" means see or get the keys you are looking for.
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"Finds" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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"Found" is the past form of "find".
Used in
Stories
(22)The New House
2 min read · Core 1000
A Day at the Farm
3 min read · Core 1000
A Rainy Afternoon
3 min read · Core 1000
Lost in Town
3 min read · Core 1000
The Journey
3 min read · Core 1000
The Rescue
3 min read · Core 1000
Before the Doors Open
4 min read · Core 5000
One Sheep Short
4 min read · Core 5000
The Boat in the Garden
4 min read · Core 5000
The Broken Window
4 min read · Core 5000
The Clock in the Hall
4 min read · Core 5000
The Letter She Never Sent
4 min read · Core 5000
The Long Way Home
4 min read · Core 1000
Two Gardens
4 min read · Core 5000
The Box in the Wood
5 min read · Core 5000
The First Letter
5 min read · Core 5000
The Midnight Piano
5 min read · Core 5000
The Register
5 min read · Core 5000
The Suggestion Box
5 min read · Core 5000
The Swimming Lesson
5 min read · Core 5000
Two Tickets to Paris
5 min read · Core 5000
The Last Light
8 min read · Core 5000
Grammar articles
(10)Future continuous and future perfect in English: will be doing vs will have done
Hedging and vague language in English: sort of, a bit, -ish, stuff and or so
Indirect questions in English: Could you tell me where the station is, and the word order that goes with it
Irregular verbs in English: the full list by pattern
Nominalisation in English: arrive becomes arrival, decide becomes decision, and why written English turns actions into things
Participle clauses in English: -ing and -ed clauses, and the dangling participle trap
Phrasal verbs in English: rules, examples and how to use them
Question tags in English: the mirror rule, aren't I, and tags after let's and imperatives
Used to, would and be used to: talking about past habits and states in English
Verb patterns with objects in English: want somebody to do, make somebody do, and see somebody doing
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