find
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verb

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"Find" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "encontrar", and "verb" is a noun which is often translated as "el verbo". Learn more about the difference between "find" and "verb" below.

find(

faynd

)

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

1. (to recover)

a. encontrar

I found my glasses after hours of looking.Encontré mis gafas tras buscarlas durante horas.

b. hallar

They never found the wreckage of the stricken plane.Nunca hallaron los restos del avión siniestrado.

2. (to come across)

a. encontrar

They found an empty cabin and decided to rest.Encontraron una cabaña vacía y decidieron descansar.

b. hallar

The old woman's son found her dead in her bed.El hijo de la anciana la halló muerta en su cama.

3. (to discover)

a. encontrar

The police didn't find any evidence of fraud.La policía no encontró pruebas de fraude.

b. hallar

It took many years to find a cure for the disease.Tardaron muchos años en hallar una cura para la enfermedad.

4. (to consider)

a. encontrar

I find your conversation interesting.Encuentro interesante tu conversación.

b. parecer

Peter finds Christine very intelligent and beautiful.A Peter Christine le parece muy inteligente y muy guapa.

c. resultar

The truth is, I find the Chinese course quite difficult.La verdad es que el curso de chino me resulta bastante difícil.

5. (legal)

a. hallar

The judge found the defendant innocent due to a lack of evidence.El juez halló inocente al acusado debido a la falta de pruebas.

b. declarar

The vehicle's driver was found guilty of manslaughter.La conductora del vehículo fue declarada culpable de homicidio involuntario.

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

6. (discovery)

a. el hallazgo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

It was a very important find in tracing the origin of our species.Fue un hallazgo muy importante en la búsqueda del origen de nuestra especie.

verb(

vuhrb

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (grammar)

a. el verbo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

A complete sentence must have a verb.Una oración completa debe tener un verbo.

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