find out

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To discover, as by asking or investigating. idiomatic,transitive
    — I don't know who the twenty-first president of the United States was, but it should be very easy to find out.
  2. To discover or expose (someone) as disobedient, dishonest, etc. transitive
    — He had been fiddling the books for years, but finally he was found out.
  3. To uncover a weakness in (someone). transitive
    — He may cope with the multiple choice questions, but the written exam will find him out.
  4. To discover (something), as by perceiving or coming upon it. archaic
  5. To receive the consequences of one's actions. intransitive,slang
    — With the way he behaved, it's no wonder he found out.

词形变化

finds out present,singular,third-person finding out participle,present found out participle,past found out past

词汇关系

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