English Verb FIND – 7 meanings and 2 expressions
In this complete tutorial for beginners’ learners are going to learn English vocabulary lesson about;
The irregular form of the verb “find”
7 common meanings of “find”
2 expressions with “find”
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For each meaning and expression, I give the definition, a detailed explanation and several example sentences. So, let’s start with the form.
Find is irregular.
Pronunciation: / faɪnd / Past simple: found /faʊnd /
Present simple: Past participle: found /faʊnd/
I find
You find
He / she /it finds
We find
You find
They find
Meaning 1
= to discover something or someone after searching
= to discover something or someone that was previously lost.
Examples:
On Monday, I lost my English book.
On Tuesday, I found it in the classroom.
I have found your umbrella.
Where is the pointer? I can’t find it.
Meaning 2
= to discover something or someone by accident
Examples:
I found a wallet on the bus.
Larry found a lottery ticket along the road.
Meaning 3
= to learn or discover new information
Examples:
Water was found at a depth of 30 ft.
Researchers have found a new pesticide for the rice plant.
Scientists are trying to find a vaccine for COVID 19.
Meaning 4
= too think or feel a particular way about someone
= to have an opinion about someone
This is very useful and common structure, and here is the form:
find + person + adjective
Examples:
I find Tom generous.
Bob finds the manager soft spoken.
Do you find Carl confused?
Meaning 5
= to think or feel a particular way about something
= to have an opinion about something
There are two forms for this;
Form 1: find + noun + adjective
Examples:
Rob finds his apartment very old.
My father finds a show on TV boring.
Meaning 5 – form 2
= to think or feel a particular way about something
= to have an opinion about something
Form 2: find + ING verb (gerund) + adjective
Mark finds baking interesting.
Philip finds surfing exciting.
Meaning 6
to be found (passive)
= to exist somewhere
= to be present somewhere
Vitamin C is found in citrus fruits.
The Red Sea is found in Egypt.
Meaning 7
= to report a verdict in a court of law
We have 2 choices, we can either use the “active voice” or the “passive voice”
Active voice:
The jury found him guilty of child abuse.
The jury + find + person + “guilty” or “not guilty” + “of” + crime
Passive voice
He was found guilty of child abuse.
person + verb be + found + “guilty” or “not guilty” + “of” + crime
Let’s now look at 2 very useful expressions with “find”
Expression 1
Find the courage to do something.
This means “to be brave enough to do something”.
Example:
Terry found the courage to live on his own.
Lyries found the courage to open a hair salon.
Expression 2
Find the time to do something
– to make time available to do something
– to have enough time to do something
Example:
My father always finds the time to take out for dinner.
She found the time to do yoga.
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