ˌæsəˈteɪn ˌæsɚˈteɪn ˈbɹeɪkθɹuː bʌmp dɪˈtɛkt dɪˈtɜːmɪn dɪˈtɝmɪn dɪsˈkʌvə dɪsˈkʌvɚ dɪsˈkʌvəɹi ɪnˈkaʊntɚ ɪnˈkaʊntə

faɪnd faɪnd ˈfaɪnd wʌnsɛlf ˈhæpən ɪnˈkəː ɪnˈkɝ laɪn.ˈʌp ˈnəʊtɪs ˈnoʊtɪs əbˈzɜːv əbˈzɝv əbˈteɪn ɹɪˈsiːv ɹɪˈkʌvə ɹiːˈɡeɪn ɹɪˈtɹiv ˈwɪtnəs the act of discovering something accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation My son went to Berkeley to find himself receive a specified treatment (abstract) These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation His movie received a good review I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds I feel that he doesn't like me I find him to be obnoxious I found the movie rather entertaining establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study find the product of two numbers The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize decide on and make a declaration about find someone guilty make a discovery, make a new finding Roentgen discovered X-rays Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle succeed in reaching; arrive at The arrow found its mark perceive or be contemporaneous with We found Republicans winning the offices You'll see a lot of cheating in this school The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions I want to see results discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water We found traces of lead in the paint perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place I found myself in a difficult situation When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room obtain through effort or management She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents We found the money to send our sons to college get something or somebody for a specific purpose I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter get or find back; recover the use of She regained control of herself She found her voice and replied quickly come upon, as if by accident; meet with We find this idea in Plato I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost Did you find your glasses? I cannot find my gloves! a productive insight