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Irregular verb

find

/faɪnd/

Base
find
Past simple
found
Past participle
found

Usage

found is the same in both tenses here — don't confuse it with the unrelated verb to found (to establish), which is regular: found, founded, founded.

Meaning

  • to discover or locate someone or something

Example

She found her keys under the sofa.

We found a great little cafe nearby.

Researchers have found a link between the two conditions.