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found one's place

found one's place is the simple past and past participle of find one's place.

Meaning of find one's place

Verb

find one's place (third-person singular simple present finds one's place, present participle finding one's place, simple past and past participle found one's place)

  1. (idiomatic) To discover one's vocation, purpose, and/or sense of belonging to or passion for something.
    • He's apparently found his place at the monastery.
    Synonyms:
    find one's calling, find purpose, find one's spot
  2. To locate where (in a work of print) (one) had most recently stopped reading, in order to resume reading.
    • I wanna pick up where I left off, but I can't seem to find my place.

Questions about found one's place

What is found one's place the simple past and past participle of?
Found one's place is the simple past and past participle of find one's place.

Words near found one's place in the dictionary

  1. found on
  2. found one's account
  3. found one's ass with both hands and a flashlight
  4. found one's feet
  5. found one's legs
  6. found one's place
  7. found one's tongue
  8. found one's voice
  9. found one's way
  10. found oneself
  11. found ons

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