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# find

verb (find, finds, found, finding); noun (a find)

«find» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To find is to see or get something you were looking for, or by chance: find a coin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/find/#m1)
2. To find out is to learn something: find out the answer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/find/#m2)
3. To find is to work out in maths: find the total. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/find/#m3)
4. To find something easy or hard is to feel it is so. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/find/#m4)
5. A find is something good that was found. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/find/#m5)
6. In law, a court finds someone guilty or not guilty: it decides. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/find/#m6)
7. (casual) «Good find!» praises a good discovery; «finders keepers» is a children's saying that whoever finds a thing keeps it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/find/#m7)
8. (formal) The exam voice says «determine», «ascertain», «compute», «evaluate», «establish», «locate» where a child would say «find». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/find/#m8)

### In the lessons

getting more things («found 6 more» = add); also «find how many more» (work out a difference); in maths «find the sum», «find the missing number», «find the area»; in science «find out» by experiment; in everyday life «lost and found», «find your way»; in safety: if you find something sharp or a medicine, tell an adult; in casual talk «finders keepers», «good find»; in the exam voice «determine», «ascertain», «compute», «evaluate»

### Examples

- Anna found 8 cards and then found 6 more. How many cards did Anna find altogether? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/find/#x1)
- Ben finds 3 shells on the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/find/#x2)
- Find how many more apples Sam has than Kim. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/find/#x3)
- I can't find my other shoe! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/find/#x4)
- Find the missing number: 5 + ? = 12. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/find/#x5)
- Let's find out how plants drink water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/find/#x6)
- I find maths fun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/find/#x7)
- If you find a needle, don't touch it; tell a grown-up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/find/#x8)
- found 2 quid in me coat lol, now got 7 [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/find/#x9)
- Finders keepers, it's mine now! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/find/#x10)
- That old shop was a great find. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/find/#x11)
- Ascertain the total number of cards located by Anna, given that she located 8 and subsequently a further 6. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/find/#x12)

### Note

Past form «found» (not «finded»). Finding things makes you have more: add. Trap: «find how many more … than» is about working out a difference: subtract. «Find», «determine», «ascertain», «compute» and «evaluate» in a question all just mean «work out». Do not mix «found» (past of find) with «found» (to start a school or a town). «Finders keepers» is a game rule, not a law: lost things should go back to their owner.

## In Jewish tradition

"Find grace" or "find favour" means to be liked and accepted by someone, especially God.

**Interpretation.** Noah "found grace" is read by the rabbis as a sign that he was good, though some said he was good only for his own time.

### Examples

- But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. (Torah GEN.6.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#x1)
- And Laban felt about all the tent, but found them not. (Torah GEN.31.34, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#x2)
- And Joseph found favour in his sight, and he ministered unto him. (Torah GEN.39.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#x3)
- But wisdom, where shall it be found? (Writings JOB.28.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#x4)
- Canst thou find out the deep things of God? (Writings JOB.11.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#x5)
- 'Are they not finding, are they not dividing the spoil? (Prophets JDG.5.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/#x6)

### Note

Past form «found» (not «finded»). Finding things makes you have more: add. Trap: «find how many more … than» is about working out a difference: subtract. «Find», «determine», «ascertain», «compute» and «evaluate» in a question all just mean «work out». Do not mix «found» (past of find) with «found» (to start a school or a town). «Finders keepers» is a game rule, not a law: lost things should go back to their owner.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «find» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/find/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«find» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/find.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «find» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/find/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«find» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/find.html) on Mova free.