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• discovery the act of discovering something ; something that is discovered ; a productive insight ; (law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case
• breakthrough a productive insight ; making an important discovery ; a penetration of a barrier such as an enemy’s defense

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• discovery the act of discovering something ; something that is discovered ; a productive insight ; (law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case
• uncovering the removal of covering ; the act of discovering something

• “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“

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• happen come to pass; happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; chance to be or do something, without intention or causation; come into being; come upon, as if by accident
• chance occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; be the case by chance; take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; come upon, as if by accident; a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; a risk involving danger; a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; the possibility of future success
• bump a lump on the body caused by a blow ; something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; an impact (as from a collision); knock against with force or violence; come upon, as if by accident; dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward; assign to a lower position; remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied
• encounter a minor short-term fight ; a casual or unexpected convergence; a casual meeting with a person or thing ; a hostile disagreement face-to-face ; come together; come upon, as if by accident; be beset by; experience as a reaction; contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

• “She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water“
• “We found traces of lead in the paint“

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• detect discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
• observe discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; make mention of; observe with care or pay close attention to; watch attentively; show respect towards; behave as expected during of holidays or rites; follow with the eyes or the mind; stick to correctly or closely; conform one’s action or practice to
• discover discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; make a discovery, make a new finding; make a discovery; find unexpectedly; make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; see for the first time; identify as in botany or biology, for example
• notice discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; notice or perceive; make or write a comment on; express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with; an announcement containing information about an event; the act of noticing or paying attention; a request for payment; advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract; a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; polite or favorable attention; a short critical review

• “find the location of something that was missed or lost“
• “Did you find your glasses?“
• “I cannot find my gloves!“

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• regain get or find back; come upon after searching

• “find the product of two numbers“
• “The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize“

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• determine establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; shape or influence; fix conclusively or authoritatively; decide upon or fix definitely; reach, make, or come to a decision about something; fix in scope; settle conclusively; find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
• find out establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; trap
• ascertain establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; be careful or certain to do something; find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; learn or discover with certainty

• “I feel that he doesn’t like me“
• “I find him to be obnoxious“
• “I found the movie rather entertaining“

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• feel an intuitive awareness; the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; a property perceived by touch ; manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure; undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles; be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state; have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone’s behavior or attitude; undergo passive experience of; be felt or perceived in a certain way; grope or feel in search of something; examine by touch; examine (a body part) by palpation; find by testing or cautious exploration; produce a certain impression; pass one’s hands over the sexual organs of

• “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“

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• witness be a witness to; perceive or be contemporaneous with; someone who sees an event and reports what happened ; a close observer; testimony by word or deed to your religious faith ; (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature ; (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law
• see the seat within a bishop’s diocese where his cathedral is located ; perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; perceive or be contemporaneous with; imagine; deem to be; get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; see or watch; come together; find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; be careful or certain to do something; go to see for professional or business reasons; go to see for a social visit; go to see a place, as for entertainment; take charge of or deal with; receive as a specified guest; date regularly; see and understand, have a good eye; deliberate or decide; observe as if with an eye; observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; undergo or live through a difficult experience; accompany or escort; match or meet; make sense of

• “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“

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• line up form a line; get something or somebody for a specific purpose; form a queue, form a line, stand in line; place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; arrange in ranks; take one’s position before a kick-off
• get hold get something or somebody for a specific purpose
• come up bring forth, usually something desirable; result or issue; move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; come to the surface ; originate or come into being; move upward; be mentioned; start running, functioning, or operating; get something or somebody for a specific purpose; come up, of celestial bodies; gather (money or other resources) together over time; gather or bring together

• “Roentgen discovered X-rays“
• “Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle“

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• discover discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; make a discovery, make a new finding; make a discovery; find unexpectedly; make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; see for the first time; identify as in botany or biology, for example

• “She found that he had lied to her“
• “The story is false, so far as I can discover“

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• discover discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; make a discovery, make a new finding; make a discovery; find unexpectedly; make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; see for the first time; identify as in botany or biology, for example

• “She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents“
• “We found the money to send our sons to college“

• “find someone guilty“

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• rule exercise authority over; decide with authority; be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; decide on and make a declaration about; have an affinity with; mark or draw with a ruler; keep in check; a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; something regarded as a normative example; prescribed guide for conduct or action ; (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice ; a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; the duration of a monarch’s or government’s power; dominance or power through legal authority; directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system; (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths

• “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“

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• receive get something; receive a specified treatment (abstract); register (perceptual input); go through (mental or physical states or experiences); express willingness to have in one’s home or environs; accept as true or valid; bid welcome to; convert into sounds or pictures; experience as a reaction; have or give a reception; receive as a retribution or punishment; partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament ; regard favorably or with disapproval
• get a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent ; come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; enter or assume a certain state or condition; cause to move; receive a specified treatment (abstract); reach a destination; go or come after and bring or take back; go through (mental or physical states or experiences); take vengeance on or get even; achieve a point or goal; cause to do; succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; communicate with a place or person; give certain properties to something; move into a desired direction of discourse; grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; attract and fix; reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot; reach by calculation; acquire as a result of some effort or action; purchase; perceive by hearing; suffer from the receipt of; receive as a retribution or punishment; leave immediately; reach and board; irritate; evoke an emotional response; apprehend and reproduce accurately; earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; overcome or destroy; be a mystery or bewildering to; take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); make (offspring) by reproduction
• obtain come into possession of; receive a specified treatment (abstract); be valid, applicable, or true
• incur make oneself subject to; receive a specified treatment (abstract)

• “I found myself in a difficult situation“
• “When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room“

• “recover the use of“
• “She regained control of herself“
• “She found her voice and replied quickly“

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• recover get or find back; get over an illness or shock; regain a former condition after a financial loss; regain or make up for; reuse (materials from waste products) ; cover anew
• retrieve get or find back; go for and bring back; run after, pick up, and bring to the master; recall knowledge from memory
• regain get or find back; come upon after searching

• “arrive at“
• “The arrow found its mark“

• “My son went to Berkeley to find himself“

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• find oneself accept and make use of one’s personality, abilities, and situation