find%20out

verb

1. 1

   To discover, as by asking or investigating.

   “I don't know who the twenty-first president of the United States was, but it should be very easy to find out.”

2. 2

   To discover or expose (someone) as disobedient, dishonest, etc.

   “He had been fiddling the books for years, but finally he was found out.”

3. 3

   To uncover a weakness (in someone).

   “He may cope with the multiple choice questions, but the written exam will find him out.”