find out |
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| Lexical unit types: | phrasal verb |
| Topics: | - |
| Source domains: | entering or leaving a container |
| Particles: | out |
| Similes: | - |
| Verbs: | find |
| CEFR Levels: | A2 | Synomyms: | - | Antonyms: | - | Definition: | to discover a fact or a piece of information | Examples: |
We’ll find out the truth. One day he found out the secret. She’s gonna find out that the car is stolen! Where did you find out about it? I’m glad I found this out.
Cambridge English Dictionary: find (something) out |
Motivation: |
OUT is leaving a container. Rudzka-Ostyn, Brygida. 2003. Word Power: Phrasal Verbs and Compounds: A Cognitive Approach. Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter.
the conceptual metaphor KNOWING IS SEEING Kövecses, Zoltán. 2010. Metaphor: A Practical Introduction. 2nd Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
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