catch vs find

catch and find both are nouns.

catch and find both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
catch	Yes	No	Yes	No
find	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, find is a hypernym of catch; that is, find is a word with a broader meaning than catch:

catch: become aware of
find: perceive or be contemporaneous with

Other hypernyms of catch include see, witness.

catch (noun)	find (noun)
the act of catching an object with the hands	the act of discovering something
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)	a productive insight
a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth
a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
a restraint that checks the motion of something
a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)
anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)
a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
the quantity that was caught

catch (verb)	find (verb)
come down with	receive a specified treatment (abstract)
be struck or affected by	accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation
delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned	come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
detect a blunder or misstep	establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state	decide on and make a declaration about
grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of	make a discovery, make a new finding
become aware of	succeed in reaching; arrive at
be the catcher	perceive or be contemporaneous with
catch up with and possibly overtake	discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of	perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase	come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping	get something or somebody for a specific purpose
to hook or entangle	come upon, as if by accident; meet with
attract and fix	obtain through effort or management
cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled	get or find back; recover the use of
spread or be communicated
take in and retain
reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
apprehend and reproduce accurately
attract; cause to be enamored
reach in time
hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
see or watch
suffer from the receipt of
perceive by hearing
get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly
check oneself during an action
start burning

catch vs find

catch and find both are nouns.

catch and find both are verbs.

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