​to get some information about something/somebody by asking, reading, etc. She'd been seeing the boy for a while, but didn't want her parents to find out.

to get some information about something or someone by asking, reading, etc. She'd been seeing him for a while, but didn't want her parents to find out.

figure out · ​. to think about somebody/something until you understand them/it. We couldn't figure her out. I'm trying to figure out a way to make this work.

[transitive] to discover somebody/something unexpectedly or by chance. find somebody/something Look what I've found! We've found a great new restaurant near ...

to think about someone or something until you understand them/it. We couldn't figure her out. figure out how, what, etc... I can't figure out how to do this.

What does the verb out-find mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb out-find. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

[transitive] to discover someone or something unexpectedly or by chance find somebody/something Look what I found! We found a great new restaurant near the ...

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to find out if something is correct, or if somebody is acceptable (informal) to look at or examine a person or thing that seems interesting or attractive.