transitive verb
Definition 1
Come across, light upon.
Source: Dog walker finds body in bushes at Wisley Common: a dead body was found in bushes in Wisley on Monday, police have confirmed.
Context: getsurrey.co.uk 14/07/2009
Definition 2
Discover, reveal; give as result, conclusion.
Source: Invertext, from Concise Oxford Dictionary
Context: The report found Australian executives were paid below those in the US, UK and Germany but in line with smaller European nations.
Source: www.elmundo.es 30/09/2009
Definition 3
Recognise as present, acknowledge or discover to be so-and-so.
Source: Concise Oxford Dictionary
Context: The Office for National Statistics yesterday confirmed expectations that the economy contracted by less in the second quarter than previously reported, while the CBI's latest survey found signs that stability was once again returning to Britain's high streets.
Source: Financial Times 30/09/2009