Definition of "find out" in Englisch

Verb

1. To discover, as by asking or investigating.

   • 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.

   • He had been fiddling the books for years, but finally he was found out.

3. To uncover a weakness in (someone).

   • He may cope with the multiple choice questions, but the written exam will find him out.
   • If you don't try, you do not find it out.

4. To discover (something), as by perceiving or coming upon it.

5. To receive the consequences of one's actions.

   • With the way he behaved, it's no wonder he found out.