English · Word Candidate

find

/ˈfɑjnd/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: finds · finding · found · fand

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To locate — To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tìm thấy hoặc gặp may mắn

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Verb

Examples

I found this shell on the beach.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To locate — To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tìm thấy thứ gì đó đang được tìm kiếm

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Verb

Examples

I found my car keys. They were under the couch.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Anything that is found (usually valuable), as objects on an archeological site or a person with talent.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Bất cứ thứ gì có giá trị được tìm thấy

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Noun

Examples

One of the most exciting finds made by Chinese archaeologists within the last twenty years are the sites located in Inner Mongolia and Liaoning Province, particularly the Neolithic Hung-shan culture (c. 3500-2500 B.C.E.).

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The act of finding.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Hành động tìm thấy

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “find” mean?

To locate — To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.

Is “find” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.