find out

Verb

idiomatic

Japanese Meaning

（何かを）調べて発見する / （誰かが）不従順や不正直な行為をしていることを暴く / （誰かの）弱点を暴く

I need to find out who sent this email before I respond.

返信する前に、このメールを誰が送ったのかを突き止める必要がある。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To discover, as by asking or investigating.

Sense（2）

To discover or expose (someone) as disobedient, dishonest, etc.

He had been fiddling the books for years, but finally he was found out.

Sense（3）

To uncover a weakness in (someone).

He may cope with the multiple choice questions, but the written exam will find him out.

finds out

（ present singular third-person ）

finding out

（ participle present ）

found out

（ participle past ）

found out

（ past ）