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GERMAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

finden.

to find; to discover

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈfɪndn̩][ˈfɪndən]

  1. to find; to discover

    class-3 · strong · transitive
    Ich habe deine Schlüssel gefunden.

  2. to think, to consider, to find

    class-3 · strong · transitive
    Findest du mich interessant?

  3. to find one's way

    class-3 · intransitive · strong
    Er hat nicht mehr nach Hause gefunden.

  4. to be found, can be found

    class-3 · reflexive · strong
    Früher oder später findet sich bestimmt eine Lösung.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German vinden, from Old High German findan, from Proto-West Germanic *finþan, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną. Cognate with Bavarian findn, Low German finden, Dutch vinden, English find, Danish finde.

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