find in
find in verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see find, in.
Verb
find in (third-person singular simple present finds in, present participle finding in, simple past and past participle found in)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see find, in.
- To supply (someone) with (something).
- ‘But only think how good it is in her to take care of Miss Wynne, for she is a very distant relation, and so poor that, as Miss Halifax told me, her Mother was obliged to find her in Cloathes.’c. 1792–3, Jane Austen, ‘Catharine, or The Bower’, Juvenilia
- Refused! refused by a teacher, picked up by advertisement, at an annual salary of five pounds payable at indefinite periods, and ‘found’ in food and lodging like the very boys themselves […].1838 March – 1839 October, Charles Dickens, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1839, →OCLC
Forms of find in
| third-person singular present | finds in |
|---|---|
| present participle | finding in |
| past participle | found in |
| past | found in |
Questions about find in
- What does find in mean?
- Find in means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see find, in.
- What part of speech is find in?
- Find in is a verb.
- What is the past tense of find in?
- The past tense of find in is found in.
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