find out phrasal verb ( see also ↑ find )
1 . to get information, after trying to discover it or by chance
find out who/what/how etc
Has anyone bothered to find out how much all this is going to cost?
find out if/whether
Did you find out whether there are any seats left?
find out (that)
I found out that my parents had never been married.
find something ↔ out
To find out more, visit our website.
find out (something) about something
I need to find out more about these night courses.
find out from
We could find out from the local council.
I thought it best to let you find out for yourself.
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In written English, people usually say that someone discovers something rather than finds out something:
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Scientists soon discovered that this was false.
2 . find somebody out [usually passive] if you are found out, someone discovers that you have been doing something dishonest or illegal ⇨ catch :
What happens if we get found out?