find out
Get the answer
Find out means to discover or learn something, typically through effort, inquiry, or experience.
You might find out the answer to a question by researching it, or find out someone's true character over time.
The phrase often carries a sense of uncovering what was previously unknown or hidden: I found out he'd been lying the whole time.
When someone says you'll find out, there's often an ominous implication that unpleasant consequences or revelations await.
Reveal what's hidden
- detectNotice or discover
- learnAcquire knowledge or skill
- ascertainDiscover through investigation
- determineEstablish through investigation
realize · discern · identify · recognize · notice · observe · perceive · establish
Request for information
- probeThorough examination or tool
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- examineStudy with attention
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
inspect · analysis · detective · evidence · clues · sleuth · interrogate · vetting
Act of revealing information
- unveilingAct of first revealing
- exposureState of being unprotected
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
- divulgenceAct of making known
confession · leak · exposé · whistle-blower · come to light · bring to light · lay bare · unmask
Grasping what's true
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- illuminationProvision of light
- breakthroughSudden important advance
aha moment · eye-opener · flash · dawn on · click · hit me · light bulb moment · see the light
uncover
Reveal what's hidden
determine · realize · discern · identify · recognize · notice · observe · perceive · establish · verify
inquiry
Request for information
scrutiny · inspect · analysis · detective · evidence · clues · sleuth · interrogate · vetting · audit
disclosure
Act of revealing information
- unveilingAct of first revealing
- exposureState of being unprotected
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
divulgence · confession · leak · exposé · whistle-blower · come to light · bring to light · lay bare · unmask · spill the beans
realization
Grasping what's true
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- illuminationProvision of light
breakthrough · aha moment · eye-opener · flash · dawn on · click · hit me · light bulb moment · see the light · grasp