phrasal verb🧩 phrasal verb

find out

to discover information

What it means

To discover a fact or piece of information, often by asking, searching, or investigating. It's used both for deliberate research and for accidentally learning something you didn't know before.

Examples

  • I need to find out what time the meeting starts.
  • She found out the truth about him from a mutual friend.
  • How did you find out about this little restaurant?
  • We're trying to find out why the website keeps crashing.

Where it comes from

Usually inseparable when followed by 'about' or a clause, but can take a direct object ('find out the answer'). Stronger and more active than just 'know' — it implies effort or discovery. Common in everyday speech and journalism alike.

Related phrasal verbs

#look up#figure out#look into#come across

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