find out | Idiomator

Meaning: (transitive,idiomatic)Todiscover, as byaskingorinvestigating.I don't know who the twenty-first president of the United States was, but it should be very easy tofind out.1912,Arthur Conan Doyle,The Lost World[…], London; New York, N.Y.:Hodder and Stoughton,→OCLC:"Why shouldn't somethin' new and wonderful lie in such a country? And why shouldn't we be the men tofinditout?"2014October 27,Taylor Swift,Ryan Tedder, “I Know Places (Taylor's Version)”, in1989 (Taylor's Version)‎[1], performed byTaylor Swift, published 27 October 2023:Somethin' happens when everybodyfinds outSee the vultures circling, dark clouds2020December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, inRail, page68:I haven't booked, so I don't have a clue as to whether the service will be busy or not. Supposedly, reservations are compulsory, but I want tofind outwhat would happen if you just turn up.; (transitive)Todiscoverorexpose(someone) asdisobedient,dishonest, etc.He had been fiddling the books for years, but finally he wasfound out.; (transitive)Touncoveraweaknessin (someone).He may cope with the multiple choice questions, but the written exam willfindhimout.If you don't try, you do notfinditout.; (archaic)Todiscover(something), as byperceivingorcoming uponit.; (intransitive,slang)Toreceivetheconsequencesof one'sactions.With the way he behaved, it's no wonder hefound out.

Examples:

EN: Lizzy, if you want to find where the Pavlovich brothers are, you need to find out where they've been.
ES: Lizzy, si quieres encontrar donde están los hermanos Pavlovich, necesitas descubrir donde han estado.
EN: Well, I'll find out, won't I?
ES: ¿Bueno, ya lo descubriré, no?
EN: Gerhard decides to travel with a detective to Rotterdam, to find out why his brother took his own life.
ES: Gerhard decide ir a Rotterdam con un detective para descubrir el motivo del suicidio de su hermano.
EN: He intends to find out the truth about Fantômas. Perhaps he will find a lead on the bank messenger who mysteriously disappeared several days ago and is believed to have been murdered.
ES: Acaba de llegar con la intención de descubrir la verdad sobre Fantômas
EN: With this fingerprint of your assailant it will be easy for me to find out the villains.
ES: Con esta huella dactilar de tu asaltante, me será fácil dar con esos bribones.
EN: "Only by a trick can I find out Lulu's secret."
ES: "Sólo por una lista he dado con el secreto de Lulu".
EN: If we can find out where the Black Widow is heading, we can trace them down easily.
ES: Si podemos saber a dónde conduce la viuda negra podremos encontrarlos.
EN: "You'd better leave... or he might find out."
ES: "Será mejor que te vayas, o si no él podría descubrirlo."
EN: Try to find out something from his mother and write back to me quickly.
ES: Intenta sacar algo de su madre y escríbeme pronto. François
EN: Dear Mother, I have to find out what happened to Edith, but I can't ask Francois.
ES: Querida madre, tengo que averiguar qué le ha sucedido a Edith, pero no puedo preguntarle a François.
EN: Francois must never find out.
ES: ¡François must never find out.
EN: Friends, the time has come to find out if our death has done any good!
ES: - ¡Mis amigos, ha llegado el momento de saber... si nuestra muerte ha servido para algo!
EN: Try to find out who she is!"
ES: ¡Intenta enterarte de quién es!"
EN: If ever you're willing, nobody will find out nothing.
ES: "Solo hace falta que quieras y nadie se enterará."
EN: I must find out what!
ES: "¡Tengo que averiguar qué es!"

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