Encontrar (en. Find)

/en.kon.'tɾaɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To come across something that is being sought.

I managed to find the keys I had lost.

Logré encontrar las llaves que había perdido.

To be in a place or situation.

At the end of my journey, I found peace and tranquility.

Al final de mi viaje, encontré paz y tranquilidad.

To discover something new.

I found a very interesting book in the library.

Encontré un libro muy interesante en la biblioteca.

From Latin 'incontrare', meaning 'to find' or 'to stumble upon'.

find the way back

To seek a way to resolve a problem.

encontrar la vuelta

make sense

To give logic or reason to something confusing.

encontrar sentido

discovery

Discovery or encounter, especially of something valuable.

hallazgo

location

Act of locating or determining something's position.

localización

To find something by accident.

I ran into my ex at the mall, I didn't expect it!

Me encontré con mi ex en el centro comercial, ¡no lo esperaba!

To achieve something unexpected.

After much searching, I found a fifty-dollar bill in my pants.

Después de mucha búsqueda, encontré un billete de cincuenta en el pantalón.