Meaning of "find"

find •

v.
• • 1. to meet with: makita, matagpuan
  • 2. to come upon accidentally: makapulot, mapulot, makakita
  • 3. to discover: tumuklas, makatuklas, tuklasin, matuklasan, madiskubre, makadiskubre, diskubrihin
  • 4. to detect, to notice, to perceive: makahalata, halatain, malaman
  • 5. to find by feeling or groping in the dark: ma-apuhap, makapa

n.
• • something found or discovered: tuklas, ang natuklasan

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total

adj.
• • 1. whole, entire: buo, kabuuan, kalahatan, total
  • 2. complete: lubos, lubusan, ganap

n.
• • the whole amount: total, kabuuang halaga, katuusan

v.
• • 1. to find the sum of, add: magbuo, buuin, pagsama-samahin, kunin ang kabuuan, magsama, sumahin
  • 2. to reach an amount of, amount to: magkahalaga, umabot sa halaga

strike

v.
• • 1. to hit, to beat: manghampas, humampas, hampasin, ihampas, pumalo, mamalo, paluin, ipalo
  • 2. to hit with the fist: sumuntok, suntukin
  • 3. to set on fire by hitting or rubbing: magkiskis, kiskisin, ikiskis
  • 4. to influence, to overcome (by death, disease, suffering, terror, fear, etc.): makadama, madama, makaramdam, maramdaman, talaban, tablan, dapuan, matamaan
  • 5. to impress: magpalagay, ipalagay, magkintal, ikintal
  • 6. to sound: tumunog, tumugtog
  • 7. to stop work to get better pay or better working condition, etc: mag-aklas, umaklas, pag-aklasan, magwelga, pagwelgahan
  • 8. to find or come upon ore, oil, water, etc.: makatuklas, matuklasan, makakita, makita, makatagpo, matagpuan
  • 9. to strike up, to begin: magsimula, simulan, mag-umpisa, umpisahan
  • 10. to strike out means (a) to cross out, to rub out: bumura, burahin, mag-alis, alisin (b) to fail to hit three times in baseball: maaut, umaut, autin

n.
• • 1. the act or fact of stopping work to get more pay, shorter hours, etc.: welga, aklasan
  • 2. a blow: hampas, palo, suntok
  • 3. a hit in baseball: istrayk
  • 4. the act of hitting: pagpalo, paghampas, pagsuntok

match

n.
• • 1. a person or thing equal to another or much like another, an equal: kapareho, kasukat
  • 2. a pair that fit: pareha, tambal, pares
  • 3. a person considered as a possible husband or wife: magaling (kabagay) na maging kabiyak, bagay na maging asawa (na mapangasawa)

v.
• • 1. to find the equal of or one exactly like: magpareha, ipareha
  • 2. to be similar, go well together: bumagay, magkabagay, tumugma, magkatugma, umagpang, magkaagpang
  • 3. to be equal to in a contest: pumantay, pantayan, ipantay, pumareho, parehuhan, ipareho
  • 4. to put or place the equal amount or value: tumumbas, tumbasan, pumantay, pantayan
  • 5. to try ones skill, strength, etc., against, oppose: lumaban, labanan, ilaban

stumble

v.
• • 1. to trip by striking the foot against something: matisod, matapilok
  • 2. to walk unsteadily: sumuray-suray, magpasuray-suray, magpahapay-hapay, humapay-hapay
  • 3. to fall in walking or running: madapa (marapa), maparapa
  • 4. to speak or act, in a clumsy or hesitating way: umutal-utal, umuntul-untol
  • 5. to come upon or find by accident or chance: makasumpong, masumpungan, makatuklas, matuklasan, makatagpo, matagpuan
  • 6. to make a mistake, to do wrong: magkamali, magkasala

discover

v.
• • to find out, to see or learn of for the first time: tumuklas, makatuklas, tuklasin, matuklasan, dumiskubre, makadiskubre, diskubrihin

inquire

v.
• • 1. to ask for or about: magtanong, itanong
  • 2. to investigate: magsiyasat, siyasatin
  • 3. to find out (investigate in an informal sense): mag-usisa, usisain

see

v.
• • 1. to look at: tumingin, tingnan, magmalas, malasin, tumanaw, tanawin
  • 2. to be aware of by using the eyes: makia, mamalas, mamasdan, matanaw
  • 3. to understand: umintindi, maintindihan, intindihin, umunawa, maunawaan, unawain
  • 4. to find out, to think of: umalam, alamin, tumungin, tingnan, umisip, isipin

pick

v.
• • 1. to choose, to select: pumili, mamili, piliin
  • 2. to pull away with the fingers: pumitas, mamitas, pitasin, pupulin
  • 3. to pierce, dig into or break up with some pointed tool: magpiko, pikuhin
  • 4. to use something pointed to remove things from: sumungkit, sungkitin
  • 5. to remove: mag-alis, alisin
  • 6. to seek and find: maghanap,, humanap, hanapin
  • 7. to eat only a bit at a time: sumubo lamang nang kaunti, tumikim lamang, tumuka-tuka (tuka-tukain) lamang

n.
• • 1. a choice, selection: pili, ang napili, hirang, gusto, ibig
  • 2. the best part: piling klase
  • 3. a heavy tool with sharp point for breaking up earth or rock: piko

criticize

v.
• • criticize/ criticise 1. to find fault with: mamula, pumula, mamintas, pumintas, pintasan
  • 2. to criticize severely: bumatikos, batikusin

complain

v.
• • 1. to talk about ones pains, trouble, etc.: dumaing, idaing
  • 2. to say something is wrong, to find fault: magsumbong, ipagsumbong, isumbong, magreklamo, ipagreklamo, ireklamo
  • 3. to make a formal accusation (commonly expressed in Eng. by "to file a complaint"): magsakdal, isakdal, magdemanda, idemanda

spy

n.
• • a person who keeps secret watch on the actions of others: espiya, espiya, ispiya, tiktik

v.
• • 1. to find out or try to find out by careful observation: maniktik, tiktikan, mag-espiya, espiyahan, mag-ispiya, ispiyahan
  • 2. to keep secret watch: manubok, subukan, sumubaybay (subaybayan) nang palihim, magmanman, manmanan
  • 3. to catch sight of, see: makita, makakita, mapansin, makapansin, mamataan
  • 4. to spy out, to watch or examine secretly or carefully: magsiyasat na (siyasating) mabuti, magmanmang mabuti

feel

v.
• • 1. to touch: humipo, hipuin
  • 2. to try to find by touching: kumapkap, kapkapin, sumalat, salatin, kumapa, kapain
  • 3. to look or grope for in the dark: umapuhap, apuhapin, mag-apuhap
  • 4. to be aware of: maramdaman, makaramdam, madama, dumama, damhin
  • 5. to be affected by or hurt: magdamdam, damdamin, dibdibin, uminda, indahin
  • 6. to experience: magdanas, dumanas, danasin
  • 7. to test: tumantiya, tantiyahin, sumubok, subukin

n.
• • feeling: hipo, salat, damdam, pakiramdam

number

n.
• • 1. the count or sum of a group of things or persons: bilang
  • 2. a number that tells how many, a numeral: numero, bilang
  • 3. a large quantity: dami
  • 4. an issue of a magazine: labas, bilang
  • 5. single part of a program: bilang

v.
• • 1. to count, find out the number: bumilang, bilangin
  • 2. to give a number to: magnumero, numeruhan

miss

v.
• • 1. to fail to hit: hindi (di, di-) tumama, tamaan o matamaan, magmintis, sumala, sanlan (salahan)
  • 2. to fail to find or meet: di makita, di matagpuan
  • 3. to fail to get: di makuha (makakuha)
  • 4. to let slip by, not seize, to lose: mawala, makawala, makakawala, mawalan
  • 5. to fail to catch: di umabot (abutan, maabutan), mahuli
  • 6. to leave out: mag-iwan, maiwan, iwan, lumaktaw, makalaktaw, laktawan, malaktawan
  • 7. to fail to hear: di marinig
  • 8. to misunderstand: di maintindihan, di maunawaan, di mawatasan, di maulinigan
  • 9. to fail to keep or be present at: di pumasok, magpalya, pumalya, lumiban

n.
• • 1. a form of address given to a girl or to a woman who is not married: binibini, Mis, Miss
  • 2. a failure to reach: di pag-abot, pagkahuli
  • 3. a failure to hit: sala, mintis

weigh

v.
• • 1. to find out how heavy a thing is: magtimbang, tumimbang, timbangin
  • 2. to have as a measure by weight: tumimbamg, magkatimbang
  • 3. to have importance: magkahalaga, mahalagahin, pahalagahan, maging mahalaga
  • 4. to bend by weight: mahutok, humutok
  • 5. to bear down, to be a burden: makabigat
  • 6. to consider carefully: magdilidili, pagdilidilihin, dilidilihin, magsaalang-alang, isaalang-alang

experiment

n.
• • a trial or test to find out something: pagsubok, eksperimento

v.
• • to try in order to find out: sumubok, subukin, mag-eksperimento, esperimentuhan

meet

v.
• • 1. to come face to face with someone coming from another direction: magkasalubong, masalubong, makasalubong
  • 2. to come together, join: magtagpo, magkatagpo
  • 3. to receive and welcome on arrival: sumalubong, salubungin
  • 4. to be introduced to, to know: magkilala, makilala, magkakilala, kilalanin, makakilala
  • 5. to meet a person on the way (intentionally): sumalubong, salubungin, sumaluno, salunuin
  • 6. to find, discover or meet (by chance): makatagpo, makasalubong, magkita
  • 7. to assemble: magtipon, magtipun-tipon
  • 8. to pay a bill, ones debts, etc.: magbayad, bayaran, makabayad
  • 9. to hold a meeting, as a society: magpulong, magmiting
  • 10. to meet needs, to satisfy the needs: masapatan, makasapat, matugunan, makatugon
  • 11. to meet or satisfy the wishes: magbigay, pagbigyan
  • 12. to meet or satisfy demands: matustusan, tustusan, masapatan

n.
• • 1. a meeting: pulong, kapulungan, miting
  • 2. a contest, esp. an athletic one: paligsahan, labanan
  • 3. a gathering: pagtitipon

measure

v.
• • 1. to find the size or amount of anything: sumukat, sukatin
  • 2. to get the measurements of: kunin ang sukat, sukatan
  • 3. to find the cubic contents of: magtakal, tumakal, takalin
  • 4. to be of a certain size or amount: sumukat, may sukat
  • 5. to compare with some other person or thing by estimating, judging, or acting: subukin, sukatin, kilatisin

n.
• • 1. a step toward a goal (action meant as means to an end): hakbang
  • 2. a proposed law: panukalang-batas
  • 3. a law: batas
  • 4. size: laki, sukat
  • 5. quantity, degree, or proportion: bahagi
  • 6. tape measure: medida
  • 7. a system of measurement: panukatan, sukatan, takalan, batayan ng sukat (timbang)

fault

n.
• • 1. a mistake: mali, pagkakamali, kamalian
  • 2. something that is not as it should be: pagkukulang
  • 3. sin, misdeed or violation: sala, kasalanan, pagkakasala
  • 4. defect: sira, kasiraan, depekto
  • 5. to find fault, to complain: magreklamo
  • 6. to find fault with, to object to, to criticize: pumuna, punahin, pumintas, mamintas, pintasan

lose

v.
• • 1. not to have any longer: mawalan
  • 2. to become unable to find: mawala, malipol, di-makita
  • 3. to waste, spend or let go by without any result: mag-aksaya, maaksaya, aksayahin, masayang, sayangin
  • 4. to mislay or miss: magwala, maiwala, iwala
  • 5. to lose ones life: mamatay
  • 6. not to win, be defeated: matalo, talunin
  • 7. to lose ones way: maligaw
  • 8. to lose ones soul: mapahamak, mapariwara
  • 9. to cause one to lose: ikawala
  • 10. to lose ones mind: masiraan ng isip (bait)
  • 11. to lose ones temper: magalit
  • 12. to lose ones sight: mabulag
  • 13. to lose in business: malugi
  • 14. to lose heart: panghinaan ng loob, mawalan ng sigla
  • 15. to lose weight: mangayayat
  • 16. to lose consciousness: mawalan ng malay
  • 17. to lose face: mapahiya
  • 18. to lose a relation through death: mamatayan , maulila

tiyempo

Sp n.
• • timing, cadence, rhythm (specially in music) matiyempo, tiyempuhan, matiyempuhan (ma-:-an : ma-an)

v.
• • to find or do something at the precise moment. Tiyempuhan mong narito siya. Do something when he is here.

pintas

v.
• • mamintas (mang-) to find fault. Huwag kang mamintas ng kapuwa. Don't find fault with your fellowmen.

alamin

p.v.
• • (-in) to know, to have a knowledge of, to find out. Alamin mo kung ano ang nangyari. Find out what happened.

dating

n.
• • arrival, coming dumating, datnan (-um-:-an)

v.
• • to arrive; to find someone or something upon arrival. Dinatnan niyang patay na ang tatay niya. On his arrival, he found his father dead.

libang

v.
• • maglibang (mag-) to find some kind of recreation, to provide distraction, amusement, or entertainment. Maglibang ka at baka ka maloko. Get some recreation or you might crack up. manglibang, libangin (mang-:-in) to entertain, to provide distraction, amusement or entertainment. Libangin mo ang mga nag-aantay. Entertain those who are waiting.

kita

n.
• • earnings, salary, wage

v.
• • kumita, kitain (-um-:-in) to earn. Kumita siya ng malaki sa kompanya. He earned a lot at the company.

v.
• • magkita (mag-) to meet, to see each other, to find. Nagkita sila sa sine. They saw each other at the movie.