Source : WordNet®

find out
     v 1: after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or
          study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist
          who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"
          [syn: {determine}, {find}, {ascertain}]
     2: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I
        learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that
        you have been promoted" [syn: {learn}, {hear}, {get word},
         {get wind}, {pick up}, {get a line}, {discover}, {see}]
     3: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by
        making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether
        she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if
        he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on
        time" [syn: {determine}, {check}, {see}, {ascertain}, {watch},
         {learn}]
     4: trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act; "He
        was caught out"; "She was found out when she tried to cash
        the stolen checks" [syn: {catch out}]