find out
verb
found out; finding out; finds out
1
: to learn by study, observation, or search : discover
2
a
: to catch in an offense (such as a crime)
the culprits were soon found out
b
: to ascertain the true character or identity of
the informer was found out
: to discover, learn, or verify something
I don't know, but I'll find out for you
Examples of find out in a Sentence
that was around the time that I found out I was adopted
found out about the new restaurant by reading reviews online
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During testimony on May 22, Mescudi recalled Combs allegedly breaking into his house in December 2011 after the record executive found out about the relationship.
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Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 23 May 2025
For example, maybe AGI opts to secretly contact extraterrestrial life to find out if the alien has good intentions or untoward intentions.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Ventura previously testified that Combs threatened her after finding out about her relationship with Mescudi and said the music mogul allegedly threatened to blow up the rapper's car.
—Elizabeth Rosner, People.com, 22 May 2025
Mescudi testified that Ventura told him that Combs found out about their relationship in December 2011, according to The New York Times.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 22 May 2025
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Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 23 May 2025
For example, maybe AGI opts to secretly contact extraterrestrial life to find out if the alien has good intentions or untoward intentions.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Ventura previously testified that Combs threatened her after finding out about her relationship with Mescudi and said the music mogul allegedly threatened to blow up the rapper's car.
—Elizabeth Rosner, People.com, 22 May 2025
Mescudi testified that Ventura told him that Combs found out about their relationship in December 2011, according to The New York Times.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 22 May 2025
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“Find out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/find%20out. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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