refind
UK/ɹiːˈfaɪnd/
refind verb: to find something again.
Verb
refind (third-person singular simple present refinds, present participle refinding, simple past and past participle refound)
- To find something again.
- Cardan, in his fifth book of Wisdom, gives an instance in a smith of Milan, a fellow-citizen of his, one Galeus de Rubeis, that being commended for refinding of an instrument of Archimedes, for joy ran mad., vol.1, New York Review of Books, 2001, p.300
- I used to get your paper back in the early '80s but then you burned down and I lost touch with you. Just refound your address!1987 December 20, Roland Dube, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 23, page 14
- Synonyms:
- rediscover
Synonyms of refind
Forms of refind
| third-person singular present | refinds |
|---|---|
| present participle | refinding |
| past participle | refound |
| past | refound |
Origin of refind
From re- + find.
Words formed from refind
Questions about refind
- What does refind mean?
- Refind means to find something again.
- What part of speech is refind?
- Refind is a verb.
- How do you pronounce refind?
- Refind is pronounced /ɹiːˈfaɪnd/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of refind?
- The past tense of refind is refound.
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