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catch out vs find

find vs catch out

catch out is not a noun while find is a noun.

catch out and find both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
catch out No No Yes No
find Yes No Yes No
As verbs, find is a hypernym of catch out; that is, find is a word with a broader meaning than catch out:
  • catch out: trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act
  • find: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
Other hypernyms of catch out include detect, discover, notice, observe.
catch out (noun) find (noun)
the act of discovering something
a productive insight
catch out (verb) find (verb)
trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act receive a specified treatment (abstract)
accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation
come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
decide on and make a declaration about
make a discovery, make a new finding
succeed in reaching; arrive at
perceive or be contemporaneous with
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
get something or somebody for a specific purpose
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
obtain through effort or management
get or find back; recover the use of
Difference between catch out and find

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