Wednesday, March 26

OLW: Time and Find

find
/faɪnd/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[fahynd] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation verb, found, find·ing, noun
–verb (used with object)
1.to come upon by chance; meet with: He found a nickel in the street.
2.to locate, attain, or obtain by search or effort: to find an apartment; to find happiness.
3.to locate or recover (something lost or misplaced): I can't find my blue socks.
4.to discover or perceive after consideration: to find something to be true.
5.to gain or regain the use of: His anger finally helped him find his tongue.
6.to ascertain by study or calculation: to find the sum of several numbers.
7.to feel or perceive: He finds it so.
8.to become aware of, or discover (oneself), as being in a condition or location: After a long illness, he found himself well again. She woke to find herself at home.
9.to discover: Columbus found America in 1492.
10.Law.
a.to determine after judicial inquiry: to find a person guilty.
b.to pronounce as an official act (an indictment, verdict, or judgment).
11.to provide or furnish: Bring blankets and we'll find the rest of the equipment for the trip.
12.South Midland and Southern U.S. (of farm animals) to give birth to: The brown cow found a calf yesterday. –verb (used without object)
13.to determine an issue after judicial inquiry: The jury found for the plaintiff.
14.British Hunting. to come upon game. –noun
15.an act of finding or discovering.
16.something found; a discovery, esp. a valuable or gratifying one: Our cook was a find.
17.Hunting. a discovery of game, esp. foxes. —Verb phrase
18.find out,
a.to discover or confirm the truth of (something).
b.to detect or expose, as a crime or offense.
c.to uncover the true nature, identity, or intentions of (someone): They found him out before he could launch the rebellion. —Idioms
19.find fault.
fault (def. 16).
20.find oneself, to discover where one's real interests or talents lie, and follow them: After trying many occupations, he finally found himself and became an account executive.


Time

/taɪm/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[tahym] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, adjective, verb, timed, tim·ing.
–noun
1.the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
2.duration regarded as belonging to the present life as distinct from the life to come or from eternity; finite duration.
3.(sometimes initial capital letter) a system or method of measuring or reckoning the passage of time: mean time; apparent time; Greenwich Time.
4.a limited period or interval, as between two successive events: a long time.
5.a particular period considered as distinct from other periods: Youth is the best time of life.
6.Often, times.
a.a period in the history of the world, or contemporary with the life or activities of a notable person: prehistoric times; in Lincoln's time.
b.the period or era now or previously present: a sign of the times; How times have changed!
c.a period considered with reference to its events or prevailing conditions, tendencies, ideas, etc.: hard times; a time of war.
7.a prescribed or allotted period, as of one's life, for payment of a debt, etc.

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