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find

US /faɪnd/

verb Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

I could not find the invoice in my email inbox.

Word Family

NounNoun
find gốc finder finding
VerbVerb
find gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • discoverdiscover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
  • locatediscover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
  • detectdiscover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

Collocations

  • Easy find your keys
    to find your keys, meaning to come upon, as if by accident; meet with
  • Medium find practical solution
    to find practical solution, meaning to come upon, as if by accident; meet with
  • Hard find common ground during talks
    to find common ground during talks, meaning to come upon, as if by accident; meet with
  • Very Hard find against defendant on civil counts
    to find against defendant on civil counts, meaning to come upon, as if by accident; meet with

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