trouver — meaning in English
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English meaning
- derive verb To get or obtain something from a particular source.
- find verb To come across or discover something, whether by chance or by searching for it.
- lie verb To be in or move into a horizontal, resting position.
- spot noun A small mark or patch of a different color or texture on a surface.
- think verb To use one's mind to consider, reason about, or form an opinion.
Senses
trouver is used for these senses in English:
- derive (transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
- lie (intransitive) To be placed or situated.
- spot (transitive) To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify.
- think (intransitive) To conceive of something or someone (usually followed by of; infrequently, by on).
- think (transitive) To be of opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.
derive — full definition
- verb To get or obtain something from a particular source.
- verb To reach a conclusion by reasoning from known facts.
find — full definition
- verb To come across or discover something, whether by chance or by searching for it.
- verb To reach a particular conclusion or judgment, especially formally, as a court does.
- noun Something valuable or interesting that has been discovered.