discovery find uncovering a | the act of discovering something |
employment work | the occupation for which you are paid, he is looking for employment, a lot of people are out of work |
use usage utilization utilisation employment exercise | the act of using, he warned against the use of narcotic drugs, skilled in the utilization of computers |
employment engagement | the act of giving someone a job |
discovery breakthrough find | a productive insight |
employment contract employment agreement | contract between employer and employee |
job interview employment interview | an interview to determine whether an applicant is suitable for a position of employment |
employment agency employment office | an agency that finds people to fill particular jobs or finds jobs for unemployed people |
employment agent | someone who runs an employment agency |
employment employ | the state of being employed or having a job, they are looking for employment, he was in the employ of the city |
full employment | the economic condition when everyone who wishes to work at the going wage rate for their type of labor is employed |
find oneself find d | accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation, My son went to Berkeley to find himself |
receive get find obtain incur | receive a specified treatment (abstract), 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 |
learn hear get word get wind pick up find out get a line discover see | get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally, I learned that she has two grown-up children, I see that you have been promoted |
find a feel | come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds, I feel that he doesn't like me, I find him to be obnoxious, I found the movie rather entertaining |
discover find | make a discovery, She found that he had lied to her, The story is false, so far as I can discover |
find out catch out | trap, especially in an error or in a reprehensible act, He was caught out, She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks |
blame find fault a pick | harass with constant criticism, Don't always pick on your little brother |
determine find find out ascertain | establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study, find the product of two numbers, The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize |
determine check a find out see ascertain watch learn | find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort, I want to see whether she speaks French, See whether it works, find out if he speaks Russian, Check whether the train leaves on time |
rule find | decide on and make a declaration about, find someone guilty |
discover find | make a discovery, make a new finding, Roentgen discovered X-rays, Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle |
find | succeed in reaching, arrive at, The arrow found its mark |
witness find see | perceive or be contemporaneous with, We found Republicans winning the offices, You'll see a lot of cheating in this school, The's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions, I want to see results |
detect observe find discover notice | discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of, She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water, We found traces of lead in the paint |
find | perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place, I found myself in a difficult situation, When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room |
find | obtain through effort or management, She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents, We found the money to send our sons to college |
line up get hold come up find | get something or somebody for a specific purpose, 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 |
recover retrieve find f regain | get or find back, recover the use of, She regained control of herself, She found her voice and replied quickly |
find happen chance bump encounter | come upon, as if by accident, 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 |
find regain | come upon after searching, find the location of something that was missed or lost, Did you find your glasses?, I cannot find my gloves! |