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find out

With or without an object

Discover a fact or learn something new

I found out the truth yesterday.

Usage

Often followed by 'about' or a question word: find out about the course, find out what happened.

With or without an object

It can be used with no object, and it can also take one. With an object it is usually separable: turn the volume up, turn it up.

The particle: out

This verb belongs to the group ‘finding an answer’.

Others in the group: work out, figure out.