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find out

The correct spelling is find out.

How to pronounce find out

verb

Say it like: Fin-d o-wt

The correct spelling is find out. To discover, as by asking or investigating. For example: "I don't know who the twenty-first president of the United States was, but it should be very easy to find out."

Usage Examples

I don't know who the twenty-first president of the United States was, but it should be very easy to find out.

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

He may cope with the multiple choice questions, but the written exam will find him out.

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To discover, as by asking or investigating.
  2. 2.To discover or expose (someone) as disobedient, dishonest, etc.
  3. 3.To uncover a weakness (in someone).

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