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Pronunciation / Transliteration: day-koo-vrier
"Je veux découvrir la vérité."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To discover or obtain information about something, or to uncover a fact or the truth.
"I need to find out what time the train leaves." - 2
To discover that someone has done something wrong or illegal.
"He was afraid his parents would find out about the broken window."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'findan' (to come upon, discover), combined with the adverb 'out' (from Old English 'ūt'), used to indicate movement or bringing to light. The phrasal verb formation solidified in Middle English as a distinct idiomatic expression for acquiring information or uncovering hidden facts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Find out" is said worldwide
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découvrir
Transliteration: day-koo-vrier
"Je veux découvrir la vérité."
herausfinden
Transliteration: heh-raus-fin-den
"Ich möchte herausfinden, wie das funktioniert."
scoprire
Transliteration: sko-pree-re
"Voglio scoprire la verità."
averiguar
Transliteration: ah-beh-ree-gwahr
"Quiero averiguar qué pasó."
descobrir
Transliteration: des-ko-breer
"Eu preciso descobrir a verdade."
पता लगाना
Transliteration: pata lagana
"मुझे सच का पता लगाना है।"
弄清楚
Transliteration: nòng qīngchǔ
"我想弄清楚发生了什么。"
알아내다
Transliteration: ara-naeda
"나는 진실을 알아내고 싶다."
見つけ出す
Transliteration: mitsukedasu
"真実を見つけ出したい。"
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