# find out

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/find-out
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To discover, as by asking or investigating.

## Examples

- I need to find out when the train leaves.
- She called the office to find out if her application was successful.
- After years of searching, the historian finally found out the truth about the mysterious disappearance of the royal documents.

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