find vs catch

find and catch both are nouns.

find and catch both are verbs.

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

As verbs, catch is a hyponym of find; that is, catch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than find:

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

find (noun)	catch (noun)
the act of discovering something	the act of catching an object with the hands
a productive insight	the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
	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

find (verb)	catch (verb)
receive a specified treatment (abstract)	come down with
accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation	be struck or affected by
come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds	delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study	detect a blunder or misstep
decide on and make a declaration about	discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
make a discovery, make a new finding	grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
succeed in reaching; arrive at	become aware of
perceive or be contemporaneous with	be the catcher
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes	catch up with and possibly overtake
perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place	take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost	succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
get something or somebody for a specific purpose	capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
come upon, as if by accident; meet with	to hook or entangle
obtain through effort or management	attract and fix
get or find back; recover the use of	cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled
	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

find vs catch

find and catch both are nouns.

find and catch both are verbs.

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