Grammar fix
find out
discover information
To learn something that you did not know before, especially by asking, searching, or being told.
phrasal verbB1core
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
I need to find out what time the train leaves.
In my last job, I had to find out a lot of information about different countries for our clients.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: I found out my keys under the sofa.
Say: I found my keys under the sofa.
'Find out' is for facts/information; locating a physical object is just 'find'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
For getting a fact, natives say 'find out'. 'Ascertain'/'determine' are correct but sound formal or bureaucratic in speech.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
find out + fact
- the truth
- what happened
- why
- more