always find its own level 7X& i frtfiEXo 0 Most of the money finds its way to the people who need it.

0 The criticism found its

mark (= had the effect intended).       AXlclX

►                EXIST/GROW Yf A ; Xic 9 [VN] used to say that sth

exists, grows, etc. somewhere ( XX::

These flowers are found only in Africa.       X

0 o You'll find this style of architecture all over the town.

►                IN COURT '/AH 10 (formal) to make a particular decision

in a court case ; £ij A: [VN] How do you find the accused?       0 [VN-ADJ] The jury found him

guilty.          0 [V] The court found in her

favour.

fT7!7Ti all 'found (old-fashioned, BrE) with free food and accommodation in addition to your wages ( X IP ) MKiff it'll find fault (with sb/sth) to look for and discover mistakes in sb/sth; to complain about sb/sth #cl£UL;     jjfcl'J find your 'feetto become

able to act independently and with confidence Bift BiSizfrXii: I only recently joined the firm so I’m still finding my feet. A&^tA-

,fr] , ft &&£SJSMS A o find it in your heart/ yourself to do sth (literary) to be able or willing to do sth % & % <?; B M X % ¥ : Can you find it in your heart to forgive her?    O He couldn’t

find it in himself to trust anyone again. fg If M A T o find your 'voice/'tongue to be able to speak or express your opinion Igifti} i B

g B IftjKJl find your way (to .. . ) to discover the right route (to a place)     ) : I hope

you can find your way home, jfr £ # ft&K fH ® M & Hh „ find your/its way (to/into ... ) to come to a place or a situation by chance or without intending to A M X Zh.X: He eventually found his way into acting. WkiftMMfsftT&TtUZ&rxfio take sb as you 'find them to accept sb as they are without expecting them to behave in a special way or have special qualities ,£*A6m#;    mA£fM ) —more at

bearing, match n., nowhere nfflnM 'find for/against sb [no passive] (law W) to make a decision in favour of/against sb in a court case        ( ^X^'J ) (KJ

$5 A; R\ ■■■JUfc-UF (   ) : The jury found for the

defendant, pg^fi’f£ib7XfltnXiflJMlicAo .find 'out (about sth/sb) | find out sth (about sth/sb) to get some information about sth/sb by asking, reading, etc.

, # i# ( 'If E ) : She’d been seeing the boy for a while, but didn’t want her parents to find out. M Xl & -Ml^T, teXHit^SnUo o I haven’t found anything out about him yet.

A'tf iSo 0 [+ wh-] Can you find out what time the meeting starts?

? o [+ that] We found out later that we had been at the same school. Js.find sb 'out to discover that sb has done sth wrong jit dB ( X A’) ; iFU$ : He had been cheating the taxman but it was years before he was found out. lEMA-'

mn,

noun a thing or person that has been found, especially one that is interesting, valuable or useful     MA:

m)A ( WXCMWJfl# ) : an important

archaeological find         O Our new babysitter

is a real find.

finder /'fainda(r)/ noun a person who finds sth % fjft # ; # I# # — see also viewfinder ITiTWl .finders 'keepers (saying) (often used by children Jljfe ilij anyone who finds sth has a right to keep it it #c JUJU it jft; itMJMit

fin de siede/,fse da 'sjekl/ adj. (from French) typical of the end of the 19th century, especially of its art, litera­ture and attitudes ( XIbJif A ) 19 find-ing/’faindiq/ noun 1 [usually pi.] information that is discovered as the result of research into sth Uf/ltAfffl; ifS] W M : The findings of the commission will be published today.    2 (law

W) a decision made by the judge or jury in a court case £iJ<A; $1A

fine o-w/fain/ adj., adv., noun, verb uadj. (finer, fin est

| 755  fine

►                VERY GOOD^HAP 1 [usually before noun] of high quality;

good  ilfW: a very fine performance> X ft

0 fine clothes/wines/workmanship UK; It M; ftfSWXX 0 a particularly fine example of Saxon architecture  0 Jim has

made a fine job of the garden.

0 people who enjoy the finer things in life (= for example art, good food, etc.) ^5Slt#fX?S#lAoHe tried to appeal to their finer feelings (= feelings of duty, love, etc.).   < B&IHiiX

M If ) o 0 It was his finest hour (- most successful period) as manager of the England team. UP IHife A It

►                VERY WELL fg 2 (of a person A) in good health

^ tit If : ‘How are you?’ ‘Fine, thanks. ’ “ jfo H 4? ”        iltilto ” o I was feeling fine when I got

up this morning.    note

at WELL

►                ACCEPTABLE/GOOD ENOUGH nfg^;        3 (also used as

an exclamation Tfc jfe 5X iul) used to tell sb that an action, a suggestion or a decision is acceptable ( f&'fj X, HiX AA )     ‘I’ll leave this here, OK?’‘Fine.’

nvjvs,? ” “pIXXc ” o ‘Bob wants to know if he can come too. ’ ‘ That’s fine by me. ’

4 used to say you are satisfied with sth (

$$■, XIh , iiitix Don’t worry. Your speech was fine. U'J tiXo    ^J 0 0 You go on without me. I’ll be

fine.%m$tT, foMmw„       o ‘Canlgetyou

another drink?’ ‘No, thanks. I’m fine.’

”         “X, itffto I^^To ” 0 (ironic) This is a

fine (= terrible) mess we’re in! fSCI    0

(ironic) You’re a fine one to talk! (= you are not in a position to criticize, give advice, etc.)

►                ATTRACTIVE f\ BJ£ rj| f] 5 [usually before noun] pleasing

to look at # 6X M % W : a fine view if 0 a fine-looking woman   0 a fine figure of a man %

imitlftMA

►                DELICATE 6 [usually before noun] attractive and deli­cate HA&X iiW: fine bone china

She has inherited her mother’s fine features (= a small nose, mouth, etc.).   iMo

►                WEATHER A A 7 (especially BrE) bright and not raining 0f

a fine day/evening Rf gU W — X / fa ± 0 I hope it stays fine for the picnic.

►                VERY THIN (rfm • very thin or narrow        :

fine blond hair      0 a fine thread o a brush

with a fine tip

►                DETAIL/DISTINOTIONS ffl fj ; H gi] 9 [usually before noun]

difficult to see or describe $1 HI M f±l         1$. Jfi '& W

Pfa?! subtle : You really need a magnifying glass to appreciate all the fine detail.

— iO $L 1L Xh „ 0 There’s no need to make such fine distinctions.    <> There’s

a fine line between love and hate (= it is easy for one to become the other).

►                WITH SMALL GRAINS /J> ®> 1/ 10 made of very small

grains /Js|j&fe{||ilJ5fc#j;          fine sand 0 Use

a finer piece of sandpaper to finish.    If 3t 0

SIS coarse

►                PERSON ' 11 [only before noun] that you have a lot of respect for (i f# If 1$; i&dj : He was a fine man. ffe

►                WORDS/SPEECHES in] i,'f :    in 12 sounding important

and impressive but unlikely to have any effect M % W; IW&5; 51M Q M W : His speech was full of fine words which meant nothing.

►                METALS X M 13 (technical X iff) containing only a

particular metal and no other substances that reduce the quality itW;   : fine gold itfk.

IR71 get sth down to a fine 'art (informal) to learn to do sth well and efficiently fE • • • ^ 3\ M.;          # X1K/ILVi:

I spend so much time travelling that I’ve got packing down to a fine art. ffc##          IfctEtT^if XXi'J ^

To not to put too fine a point on it used to empha­size sth that is expressed clearly and directly, especially a criticism fittT) : Not to put too fine a point on it, I think you are lying.