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Meaning 1 of 3
Definition
To discover that someone has done something wrong or dishonest
Example sentence
He'll find out if you're lying.
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
Common pattern: find + someone + out
find someone out
find him out
get found out
found out eventually
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
They found him out after checking the records. ✅ (Correct — often separated with a pronoun object)
They found out him after checking the records. ❌ (Incorrect — pronoun objects must be separated)
Meaning 1 of 3
Definition
To discover or learn information
Example sentence
I just found out that the meeting was cancelled.
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
Common pattern: find out + information (noun)
find out the truth
find out the answer
find out what happened
find out about the news
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
She found out the truth about the accident. ✅ (Correct)
She found the truth about the accident out. ✅ (Correct)