People Definition–noun | 1. | persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general: to find it easy to talk to people; What will people think? | | 2. | persons, whether men, women, or children, considered as numerable individuals forming a group: Twenty people volunteered to help. | | 3. | human beings, as distinguished from animals or other beings. | | 4. | the entire body of persons who constitute a community, tribe, nation, or other group by virtue of a common culture, history, religion, or the like: the people of Australia; the Jewish people. | | 5. | the persons of any particular group, company, or number (sometimes used in combination): the people of a parish; educated people; salespeople. | | 6. | the ordinary persons, as distinguished from those who have wealth, rank, influence, etc.: a man of the people. |
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| 7. | the subjects, followers, or subordinates of a ruler, leader, employer, etc.: the king and his people. | | 8. | the body of enfranchised citizens of a state: representatives chosen by the people. | | 9. | a person's family or relatives: My grandmother's people came from Iowa. | | 10. | (used in the possessive in Communist or left-wing countries to indicate that an institution operates under the control of or for the benefit of the people, esp. under Communist leadership): people's republic; people's army. | | 11. | animals of a specified kind: the monkey people of the forest. | –verb (used with object) | 12. | to furnish with people; populate. | | 13. | to supply or stock as if with people: a meadow peopled with flowers. | |
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Find Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | to come upon by chance; meet with: He found a nickel in the street. | | 2. | to locate, attain, or obtain by search or effort: to find an apartment; to find happiness. | | 3. | to locate or recover (something lost or misplaced): I can't find my blue socks. | | 4. | to discover or perceive after consideration: to find something to be true. | | 5. | to gain or regain the use of: His anger finally helped him find his tongue. | | 6. | to ascertain by study or calculation: to find the sum of several numbers. | | 7. | to feel or perceive: He finds it so. | | 8. | to become aware of, or discover (oneself), as be
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ing in a condition or location: After a long illness, he found himself well again. She woke to find herself at home. | | 9. | to discover: Columbus found America in 1492. | | 10. | Law. | a. | to determine after judicial inquiry: to find a person guilty. | | b. | to pronounce as an official act (an indictment, verdict, or judgment). | | | 11. | to provide or furnish: Bring blankets and we'll find the rest of the equipment for the trip. | | 12. | South Midland and Southern U.S. (of farm animals) to give birth to: The brown cow found a calf yesterday. | –verb (used without object) | 13. | to determine an issue after judicial inquiry: The jury found for the plaintiff. | | 14. | British Hunting. to come upon game. | –noun | 15. | an act of finding or discovering. | | 16. | something found; a discovery, esp. a valuable or gratifying one: Our cook was a find. | | 17. | Hunting. a discovery of game, esp. foxes. | —Verb phrase | 18. | find out, | a. | to discover or confirm the truth of (something). | | b. | to detect or expose, as a crime or offense. | | c. | to uncover the true nature, identity, or intentions of (someone): They found him out before he could launch the rebellion. | | —Idioms | 19. | find fault. fault (def. 16). | | 20. | find oneself, to discover where one's real interests or talents lie, and follow them: After trying many occupations, he finally found himself and became an account executive. | |
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Canada Definition–noun Chiefly Western U.S. |
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