Definitions
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- verb transitive, obsolete To
find ;discover . - verb transitive, obsolete To
invent ;contrive . - verb passive, obsolete To be found;
be .
Etymologies
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From Middle English befinden, bifinden, equivalent to be- + find. Cognate with Dutch bevinden ("to find"), German befinden ("to be, be located"), Swedish befinna ("to find, be").
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Examples
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A line to get into her straw poll event stretched accross a large parking lot befind the Iowa State University's Hilton Coliseum for the most day and was a few hundred people deep for most of the afternoon.
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Lauren Booth was left befind in Gaza on her "Free Palestine" mission.
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You can't hide your face befind the new "celebrity" Palin.
CNN Political Ticker 2008
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May 20, 2008 at 5:25 am the flash was used… that’s why there’s no shadow on the floor.. you can see a bit of shadow in the wall, befind the cat…
INVISIBLE BIKE - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2007
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