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Verb

Arriving at after searching, study, or effort

(Present participle of understand) Being aware of the meaning of

(find one out) Present participle for to expose (typically scandalous) information about someone or something

Present participle for to establish or make a determination on the nature of someone or something

Present participle for to find out by making inquiries

Present participle for to investigate or look into something

(trip someone up) Present participle for to detect or expose someone in a mistake or inconsistency

Present participle for to find an answer or solution to a problem or question

An act of determining or discovering something

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Arriving at after searching, study, or effort

realizing^US

realising^UK

recognizing^US

recognising^UK

getting wise to the fact

striking on

getting wind of the fact

bringing into the open

localizing^US

localising^UK

following the scent of

becoming acquainted with

putting one's finger on

discovering unexpectedly

following the trail of

catching a glimpse of

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“The teachers are watching the children, trying to find out the secrets of their future lives.”

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(Present participle of understand) Being aware of the meaning of

realising^UK

realizing^US

getting to the bottom of

keeping up with

latching on to

making head or tail of

puzzling out

sussing

sussing out

unraveling^US

unravelling^UK

recognizing^US

recognising^UK

becoming conscious of

becoming cognizant of

having on good authority

wrapping one's mind around

getting the drift of

getting one's head around

mastering

making sense

taking meaning

getting your head round

getting a grip

picking up what someone is putting down

seeing the light about

visualizing^US

visualising^UK

imaging

getting through one's head

becoming aware of the fact that

being cognizant of

imagining

becoming conscious of the fact that

gauging^UK

gaging^US

catching on to the fact

pinning down

overhearing

taking something on board

familiarizing oneself with

theorizing^US

getting the picture about

getting the message about

feeling in one's bones

theorising^UK

getting one's head round

seeing the point of

incorporating

getting one's mind around

figuring something out

getting to grips with

making heads or tails of

catching the drift of

getting to the bottom

getting clued up about

remembering

perceiving the meaning of

getting the impression

getting vibes

crediting

having a funny feeling

feeling in gut

having a feeling

holding

getting the impression of

commiserating with

acknowledging the validity of

admitting the validity of

accepting the validity of

forming an opinion of

making an estimate of

having a sneaking suspicion of

taking a shot

jumping to a conclusion

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“Upon opening the bag, Dude would find out that Walter had stuffed it full of his dirty undies.”

Verb

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(find one out) Present participle for to expose (typically scandalous) information about someone or something

bringing out into the open

spilling

letting slip

blowing the whistle on

letting the cat out of the bag

spilling the beans on

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“Let's engage the smart aleck in a rigorous debate to find him out.”

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Present participle for to establish or make a determination on the nature of someone or something

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Present participle for to find out by making inquiries

enquiring^UK

making enquiries as to

probing

canvassing

pressing

requesting information of

putting out feelers

making inquiries

requesting information

seeking information

seeking information of

putting a question to

putting through the wringer

putting the screws to

hitting

wanting to know

giving the third degree

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Present participle for to investigate or look into something

enquiring^UK

analysing^UK

analyzing^US

conducting an enquiry

checking out

going over

sussing out

subjecting to an examination

giving something a once-over

giving something a going-over

going over with a fine-tooth comb

giving something a look-see

trialing^US

trialling^UK

trying to get to the bottom of

conducting an enquiry into

making enquiries into

checking over

stacking up

experimenting with

conducting investigations into

giving a tryout

trying on

carrying out trials on

putting something through its paces

trying on for size

carrying out an inquest into

discussing

asking about

following up

making enquiries about

finding out about

asking questions about

pursuing

probing deeper

examining more carefully

exploring further

investigating further

running something up the flagpole

putting someone through their paces

sending up a balloon

running idea by someone

seeing how it flies

running it up a flagpole

putting to the proof

seeing how wind blows

consulting the archives

doing research

making inquiries

following a line of investigation

running your eye over

subjecting to an inspection

conducting an investigation into

putting under a microscope

checking up

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(trip someone up) Present participle for to detect or expose someone in a mistake or inconsistency

Verb

Present participle for to find an answer or solution to a problem or question

solving

unraveling^US

unravelling^UK

realising^UK

realizing^US

working out

doping out

finding an answer to

finding a solution to

finding the answer to

finding the solution to

getting to the bottom of

getting to the bottom

determining a solution to

making head or tail of

getting the better of

making easier to understand

making more comprehensible

making simpler

making more intelligible

removing the complexities from

making plainer

analyzing^US

revealing

discovering meaning

getting the answer to

analysing^UK

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Noun

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An act of determining or discovering something

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