find – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of find

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to find for sth
Participle: found for sth
Gerund: finding for sth

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ifind for sth
youfind for sth
he;she;itfinds for sth
wefind for sth
youfind for sth
theyfind for sth

Perfect

Ihave found for sth
youhave found for sth
he;she;ithas found for sth
wehave found for sth
youhave found for sth
theyhave found for sth

Past

Ifound for sth
youfound for sth
he;she;itfound for sth
wefound for sth
youfound for sth
theyfound for sth

Pluperfect

Ihad found for sth
youhad found for sth
he;she;ithad found for sth
wehad found for sth
youhad found for sth
theyhad found for sth

Future

Iwill find for sth
youwill find for sth
he;she;itwill find for sth
wewill find for sth
youwill find for sth
theywill find for sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have found for sth
youwill have found for sth
he;she;itwill have found for sth
wewill have found for sth
youwill have found for sth
theywill have found for sth

Subjunctive

Present

Ifind for sth
youfind for sth
he;she;itfind for sth
wefind for sth
youfind for sth
theyfind for sth

Perfect

Ihave found for sth
youhave found for sth
he;she;ithave found for sth
wehave found for sth
youhave found for sth
theyhave found for sth

Imperfect

Ifound for sth
youfound for sth
he;she;itfound for sth
wefound for sth
youfound for sth
theyfound for sth

Pluperfect

Ihad found for sth
youhad found for sth
he;she;ithad found for sth
wehad found for sth
youhad found for sth
theyhad found for sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould find for sth
youwould find for sth
he;she;itwould find for sth
wewould find for sth
youwould find for sth
theywould find for sth

Perfect

Iwould have found for sth
youwould have found for sth
he;she;itwould have found for sth
wewould have found for sth
youwould have found for sth
theywould have found for sth

Imperative

youfind for sth
weLet's find for sth
youfind for sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam finding for sth
youare finding for sth
he;she;itis finding for sth
weare finding for sth
youare finding for sth
theyare finding for sth

Perfect

Ihave been finding for sth
youhave been finding for sth
he;she;ithas been finding for sth
wehave been finding for sth
youhave been finding for sth
theyhave been finding for sth

Past

Iwas finding for sth
youwere finding for sth
he;she;itwas finding for sth
wewere finding for sth
youwere finding for sth
theywere finding for sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been finding for sth
youhad been finding for sth
he;she;ithad been finding for sth
wehad been finding for sth
youhad been finding for sth
theyhad been finding for sth

Future

Iwill be finding for sth
youwill be finding for sth
he;she;itwill be finding for sth
wewill be finding for sth
youwill be finding for sth
theywill be finding for sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been finding for sth
youwill have been finding for sth
he;she;itwill have been finding for sth
wewill have been finding for sth
youwill have been finding for sth
theywill have been finding for sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be finding for sth
youwould be finding for sth
he;she;itwould be finding for sth
wewould be finding for sth
youwould be finding for sth
theywould be finding for sth

Perfect

Iwould have been finding for sth
youwould have been finding for sth
he;she;itwould have been finding for sth
wewould have been finding for sth
youwould have been finding for sth
theywould have been finding for sth

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'find'

bind, fight, find, grind, overwind, rebind, regrind, unwind, wind, atwind, autowind, befight, befind, bewind, copyfight, cryogrind, debind, dogfight, fault-find, faultfind, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'find'

bind, fand, fend, fid, fiend, fin, fine, foind, fond, fund,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to deem; to look upon as; to think of as being
account, consider, deem, dub, interpret, judge, regard, think of, view
detect
catch, locate, uncover, descry, expose, notice, encounter, observe

Antonyms

to cause something to cease to be in one's possession
acquire, possess, receive, lose
detect
overlook, omit, miss, mistake

Additional Information

Cf. Old English strong verb findan .

Etymology

1. O.E. findan "come upon, alight on" (class III strong verb; past tense fand, pp. funden), from P.Gmc. *finthanan (cf. O.S. findan, O.N. finna, M.Du. vinden, Ger. finden, Goth. finþan), originally "to come upon," perhaps from PIE *pent- "to go, pass, path, bridge" (cf. O.H.G. fendeo "pedestrian," Skt. panthah "path, way," Avestan panta "way," Gk. pontos "open sea," L. pons (gen. pontis) "bridge," O.C.S. poti "path," peta "heel"). The noun meaning "person or thing discovered" is from 1890.
2. From Middle English finden, from Old English findan, from Proto-West Germanic *finþan, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, a secondary verb from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path bridge”).
3. See also West Frisian fine, Low German finden, Dutch vinden, German finden, Danish finde, Norwegian Bokmål finne, Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish finna; also English path, Old Irish étain (“I find”), áitt (“place”), Latin pōns (“bridge”), Ancient Greek πόντος (póntos, “sea”), Old Armenian հուն (hun, “ford”), Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬧𐬙𐬃 (paṇtā̊), Sanskrit पथ (pathá, “path”), Proto-Slavic *pǫtь.
4. For the meaning development compare Proto-Slavic *najьti > Russian найти́ (najtí), akin to Proto-Slavic *jьti > идти́ (idtí); Russian находи́ть (naxodítʹ), нахо́дка (naxódka), akin to ход (xod), ходи́ть (xodítʹ). See: Middle English 'finden', Old English 'findan', Proto-Germanic '*finþaną', Low Saxon 'finden', Dutch 'vinden', German, old spelling 'finden', Danish 'finde', Norwegian 'finne', Swedish 'finna', English 'path'.

Verbs referencing "find"

English path, German, old spelling finden, Norwegian, nynorsk finna, Norwegian finne, German, Pennsylvania finne, Sranan feni, Low Saxon finnen, Danish finde, Luxembourgish fannen, Welsh ffeindio, Cimbrian vènnan.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] space of time after the arrival of the railway train at Euston Square. And commissions and remembrances do so crowd upon one at such a time, that we were still busied with this employment when we found ourselves fused, as it were, into a dense conglomeration of passengers and passengers ’ friends and passengers ’ luggage, all jumbled together on the deck of a small steamboat, and panting and [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] should say, ‘No mistake about that: ’ and not even the sage Lord Burleigh in his nod, included half so much as this lazy gentleman of might who has made the passage (as everybody on board has found out already; it 's impossible to say how ) thirteen times without a single accident ! There is another passenger very much wrapped-up, who has been frowned down by the rest, and morally trampled [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] at midnight. It was not exactly comfortable below. It was decidedly close; and it was impossible to be unconscious of the presence of that extraordinary compound of strange smells, which is to be found nowhere but on board ship, and which is such a subtle perfume that it seems to enter at every pore of the skin, and whisper of the hold. Two passengers ’ wives (one of them my own ) lay already in [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] folks, you know; they gets over things, only manage right. Now, they say, ” said Haley, assuming a candid and confidential air, “ that this kind o ’ trade is hardening to the feelings; but I never found it so. Fact is, I never could do things up the way some fellers manage the business. I 've seen ’ em as would pull a woman's child out of her arms, and set him up to sell, and she screechin ’ like [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Once—once—I found myself on deck. I do n't know how I got there, or what possessed me to go there, but there I was; and completely dressed too, with a huge pea-coat on, and a pair of boots such as no weak man in his [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] got there, or what possessed me to go there, but there I was; and completely dressed too, with a huge pea-coat on, and a pair of boots such as no weak man in his senses could ever have got into. I found myself standing, when a gleam of consciousness came upon me, holding on to something. I do n't know what. I think it was the boatswain: or it may have been the pump: or possibly the cow. I ca n't [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] hat. But I was too imbecile, although I knew it to be he, to separate him from his dress; and tried to call him, I remember, Pilot. After another interval of total unconsciousness, I found he had gone, and recognised another figure in its place. It seemed to wave and fluctuate before me as though I saw it reflected in an unsteady looking-glass; but I knew it for the captain; and such [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] but could n't. I could only point to my boots—or wherever I supposed my boots to be—and say in a plaintive voice, ‘Cork soles: ’ at the same time endeavouring, I am told, to sit down in the pool. Finding that I was quite insensible, and for the time a maniac, he humanely conducted me below. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] weather—and four good hands are ill, and have given in, dead beat. Several berths are full of water, and all the cabins are leaky. The ship 's cook, secretly swigging damaged whiskey, has been found drunk; and has been played upon by the fire-engine until quite sober. All the stewards have fallen down-stairs at various dinner-times, and go about with plasters in various places. The baker is [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] and some error on the pilot 's part, were the cause. We were surrounded by banks, and rocks, and shoals of all kinds, but had happily drifted, it seemed, upon the only safe speck that was to be found thereabouts. Eased by this report, and by the assurance that the tide was past the ebb, we turned in at three o’clock in the morning. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Hey, he didn't tell me his name. It's obvious somebody found out Nate Was investigating the fund... (The Negotiator)
  • Oh yes, the boy. What boy? We may have found a way to get some immediate answers. (The Devil's Disciples)
  • Well, here I am, I 've been found. (Golosovoy pomoshchnik)
  • [somber music playing] Tell me how you found out your friend was linked to that escort, (Squad 36)
  • We 've found it, that's what. Commander, the deflector's in operation, (War Between the Planets)