befind

English

Etymology

From Middle English befinden, bifinden, equivalent to be- +‎ find. Cognate with Saterland Frisian befiende (“to be located, befind”), Dutch bevinden (“to find”), German befinden (“to be, be located”), Swedish befinna (“to find, be”).

Verb

befind (third-person singular simple present befinds, present participle befinding, simple past and past participle befound)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To find; discover.
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To invent; contrive.
  3. (passive, obsolete) To be found; be.

Danish

Verb

befind

  1. imperative of befinde
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