Meaning
- To discover to learn something, that wasn’t previously known.
- It implies uncovering facts or gaining knowledge about something.
Today’s Sentences
01
She found out about the surprise.
Situation
So how’s the proposal coming along?
I think she found out about the surprise.
Oh no!
Do you have another plan?
I’m gonna have to think of one!
02
They are trying to find out who is responsible.
Situation
What’s the situation?
They are trying to find out who is responsible.
Breaking your windows is an act of vandalism.
I’m very upset.
And for that to happen in such a quiet neighborhood!
Writer’s Note
To ‘find out’ means to gain knowledge about something that wasn’t preciously known. It can also suggest revealing something especially when it wasn’t intended to be known.
The phrasal verb ‘find out’ is a separable and transitive, let’s go over the important points together!
- Separable:
It is separable because you can place an object between ‘find’ and ‘out’.
Example: I need to find the answer out. - Transitive: Find out requires an object, meaning you need to specify what you are discovering or learning.
Example: She found out the truth. - Synonyms:
Discover, learn, ascertain, determine, uncover, detect, realize, observe, perceive, unearth, get wind of, catch on to, and come across
