find
verb (used with object)
to come upon by chance; meet with.
have found
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present perfectof find.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Going all in on an annuity strategy with your pretax funds limits your options significantly, as you have found.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Researchers from the University of Sydney, the Baird Institute and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney have found that the human heart can produce new muscle cells after a heart attack.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
Researchers have found first responders and other workers at the World Trade Center site have a higher incidence of leukemia than the general population.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Only two of the 42 staff members have found work in the formal sector, according to Miguel Marquez, a 62-year-old lab technician, who served the company for 20 years.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
And once you have found America, if you were trying to get to Asia, then the search will begin for ways round it.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
