All phrasal verbs

find

/faɪnd/1 phrasal verbs

The plain verb means to discover.

Find out is to discover information — as opposed to plain find, which is about locating a physical thing. You find your keys; you find out the truth.

FIND ends in /nd/, so the D links but does not flap: “fin-dout”.

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Every FIND phrasal verb, with the one line that keeps it apart from its siblings. Tap any one to open it.

Phrasal verbMeansHow to remember it
find outSeparable2 meaningsdiscover informationOUT = the fact emerges. Not for physical objects.
Phrasal verbs with FIND — what each one means