- find something out
- find something out (or find out about something)discover a fact
he hadn't time to find out what was bothering her
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
find something out
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find something out — Syn: discover, become aware of, learn, detect, discern, observe, notice, note, get/come to know, realize, bring to light; informal figure out, cotton on, tumble; Brit.; informal twig, suss … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
find something out or find out about something — discover information or a fact. → find … English new terms dictionary
tease something out — find something out by searching through a mass of information. → tease … English new terms dictionary
whip something out — (or off) write something hurriedly you ll find the software ideal for whipping out memos and proposals … Useful english dictionary
puzzle something out — ˌpuzzle sthˈout derived to find the answer to a difficult or confusing problem by thinking carefully Syn: ↑work out • puzzle something out why, what, etc… He was trying to puzzle out why he had been brought to the house. Main entry: ↑puzzle … Useful english dictionary
reason something out — find a solution to a problem by considering possible options. → reason … English new terms dictionary
nose something out — DETECT, find, discover, bring to light, track down, dig up, ferret out, root out, uncover, unearth, sniff out. → nose * * * ˌnose sthˈout derived (informal) to discover information about sb/sth by searching for it • Reporters nosed out all the… … Useful english dictionary
reason something out — WORK OUT, think through, make sense of, get to the bottom of, puzzle out; informal figure out. → reason * * * ˌreason sth ˈout derived to try and find the answer to a problem by using your power to think in a logical way Syn: figure out … Useful english dictionary
sound something out — ˌsound sbˈout (about/on sth) | ˌsound sthˈout derived to try to find out from sb what they think about sth, often in an indirect way • I wanted to sound him out about a job. • They decided to sound out her interest in the project. Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
sniff something out — (informal) DETECT, find, discover, bring to light, track down, dig up, hunt out, ferret out, root out, uncover, unearth, run to earth/ground. → sniff … Useful english dictionary
