Thesaurus-Synonyms-181 - FIND
'find' verb to come upon someone or something that is lost, either by accident or after looking for them: I found my other sock in the laundry basket. * βρίσκω, ευρίσκω, ανακαλύπτω, εξευρίσκω τυχαία ή κατόπιν έρευνας
[come across] to find someone or something by chance: I was looking for my birth certificate and came across my old school photographs. * βρίσκω κάτι ή κάποιον από τύχη, συντυχαίνω
[detect] to discover the presence of something, such as an illness or radiation, by using sensitive equipment or a test: The cervical smear test is used to detect precancerous cells. * εντοπίζω ή διαπιστώνω (την παρουσία), επισημαίνω, ανιχνεύω
[discover] to find something, such as a place or scientific information, especially something that has not been previously known or that has been hidden: Christopher Columbus is said to have discovered America in 1492. * ανακαλύπτω, διαπιστώνω, εξιχνιάζω, «βρίσκω» έναν τόπο ή μια επιστημονική ανακάλυψη
[ferret out] (informal) to discover something by searching hard for it, especially in places where you might not usually look: A journalist ferreted out the names of the politician’s former lovers.
* «ξετρυπώνω», ειδικά από σημείο που δεν ανέμενα να βρώ κάτι
[locate] (formal) to discover the whereabouts of someone or something: Police are trying to locate the owner of a blue car that was seen near the scene of the crime. * προσδιορίζω την ακριβή θέση, εντοπίζω
[stumble across] to discover something by accident, often while looking for something else: I stumbled across your phone number while looking for the health centre’s number. * ανταμώνω ή συναντώ τυχαία, «σκοντάφτω» (πάνω σε..), ενώ έψαχνα για κάτι
άλλο
[track down] to find someone or something by searching thoroughly: Melanie would not rest until she had tracked down her birth mother. * ακολουθώ ένδειξη, εντοπίζω με ιχνηλασία ή παρακολούθηση
[uncover] to discover something, especially information that has been hidden or kept secret: The police have uncovered vital evidence that may lead to the identification of the murderer. * μτφ. αποκαλύπτω, «ξεσκεπάζω» ιδίως απόρρητη πληροφορία
taken from the BETSIS ELT DICTIONARY & THESAURUS
'find' verb to come upon someone or something that is lost, either by accident or after looking for them: I found my other sock in the laundry basket. * βρίσκω, ευρίσκω, ανακαλύπτω, εξευρίσκω τυχαία ή κατόπιν έρευνας
[come across] to find someone or something by chance: I was looking for my birth certificate and came across my old school photographs. * βρίσκω κάτι ή κάποιον από τύχη, συντυχαίνω
[detect] to discover the presence of something, such as an illness or radiation, by using sensitive equipment or a test: The cervical smear test is used to detect precancerous cells. * εντοπίζω ή διαπιστώνω (την παρουσία), επισημαίνω, ανιχνεύω
[discover] to find something, such as a place or scientific information, especially something that has not been previously known or that has been hidden: Christopher Columbus is said to have discovered America in 1492. * ανακαλύπτω, διαπιστώνω, εξιχνιάζω, «βρίσκω» έναν τόπο ή μια επιστημονική ανακάλυψη
[ferret out] (informal) to discover something by searching hard for it, especially in places where you might not usually look: A journalist ferreted out the names of the politician’s former lovers.
* «ξετρυπώνω», ειδικά από σημείο που δεν ανέμενα να βρώ κάτι
[locate] (formal) to discover the whereabouts of someone or something: Police are trying to locate the owner of a blue car that was seen near the scene of the crime. * προσδιορίζω την ακριβή θέση, εντοπίζω
[stumble across] to discover something by accident, often while looking for something else: I stumbled across your phone number while looking for the health centre’s number. * ανταμώνω ή συναντώ τυχαία, «σκοντάφτω» (πάνω σε..), ενώ έψαχνα για κάτι
άλλο
[track down] to find someone or something by searching thoroughly: Melanie would not rest until she had tracked down her birth mother. * ακολουθώ ένδειξη, εντοπίζω με ιχνηλασία ή παρακολούθηση
[uncover] to discover something, especially information that has been hidden or kept secret: The police have uncovered vital evidence that may lead to the identification of the murderer. * μτφ. αποκαλύπτω, «ξεσκεπάζω» ιδίως απόρρητη πληροφορία
taken from the BETSIS ELT DICTIONARY & THESAURUS
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