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Dictionary definition · find out

verb

  1. establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study"find the product of two numbers"
  2. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally"I learned that she has two grown-up children"
  3. find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort"I want to see whether she speaks French"
  4. trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act"He was caught out"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).