find out

verbs

establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study

"find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"

ascertain, determine, find, find out

get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

"I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"

discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see

find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

"I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"

ascertain, check, determine, find out, learn, see, watch

trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act

"He was caught out"; "She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks"

catch out, find out