Meaning of find out in English:
find out
Translate find out into Spanish
phrasal verb
1also find something out, find out somethingDiscover a fact or piece of information.
‘he hadn't time to find out what was bothering her’- ‘she found out about her Grammy nominations on the same day she was in court for a misdemeanour assault charge’
- ‘fans went crazy when they found out that Beyonce was going to be in The Lion King’
- ‘Wiseman said: ‘It's quite crazy the fact that we just found out about the plans by chance.’’
- ‘So the incident was covered up until a few local veteran detectives found out about it and decided to act.’
- ‘However, as he gets older and the risks are more serious, it becomes inevitable that his secret will be found out.’
- ‘Adam felt like there was something Lance wasn't telling him, but he figured finding it out could wait.’
- ‘Institutions of higher learning need professionals possessed of just such a ‘determination to find things out,’ whether they succeed or not.’
- ‘In fact, she only found out about the call-up after looking on the website of the sport's governing body.’
- ‘It would be good if your boys did not find out about it, but the fact of the relationship does not make your life ‘a lie.’’
- ‘When Lucas found this fact out, he climbed onto my lap.’
- ‘In fact without that check-up I may not have found out about it at all because there are no symptoms.’
- ‘My friend found this fact out when this god-like figure told her so in a few choice words.’
discover, become aware, learn, detect, discern, perceive, observe, notice, note, come to know, get to know, work out, deduce, fathom out, realize- 1.1find someone out, find out someoneDetect a person's immoral or offensive actions.‘she would always find him out if he tried to lie’
- ‘Even if he does dispose of these assets, there will always be the accusation that he only did so once he was found out.’
- ‘It was inevitable that you would be found out and convicted but in my view you were good at taking people in - you made it an art form.’
- ‘Don't try to fabricate anything on your CV, and don't try to hide anything at the interview, because you will be found out.’
- ‘Once you were found out, you said that you'd only been paid a small sum.’
- ‘Whenever you are in trouble, you automatically resort to lies until you are found out.’
- ‘Misbehave and you are tomorrow's big headlines - if you are found out.’
- ‘‘It certainly wasn't planned but I had a good idea what the consequences would have been if we had been found out,’ she said.’
- ‘She lied her way through school and university, until she was found out and had to leave.’
- ‘Sooner or later events expose lies and find liars out, as the minister is already finding to his cost.’
- ‘They were found out because of a mislabeled package, not because the FBI or any other law enforcement agencies were on the case.’
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