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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

  1. verb To get or obtain something from a particular source.
  2. verb To reach a conclusion by reasoning from known facts.

find — full definition

  1. verb To come across or discover something, whether by chance or by searching for it.
  2. verb To reach a particular conclusion or judgment, especially formally, as a court does.
  3. noun Something valuable or interesting that has been discovered.

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