Vulgar Latin is where the etymological origin of the verb find that concerns us now is found. Exactly it derives from the expression “in contra”, which can be translated as “against”. However, it is no less true that with the passage of time that term also became established as a synonym for “find.”
To find is to find or discover what one is looking for .
For example: “How am I going to find the ring that I dropped? It is too small to be detected with the naked eye,” “Those who walk through this part of the jungle can find toucans, parrots, vipers and other animals,” “I think I won't be able to find someone like her.”
Many times the idea of finding is linked to the effective or successful resolution of a search . If a woman goes out to browse clothing stores with the intention of finding a pair of red pants, her mission will come to an end when she spots the item of clothing in question in a store. Then she can say that she found the pants she was looking for.
In other cases, finding means coming across something or someone without looking for it . Suppose a teenager is walking through a park when, by chance, he runs into his cousin. Neither of them knew that the other was going to be walking through that place. The meeting, therefore, was unexpected.
In the same way, we cannot ignore the existence of expressions that we use colloquially and that use the term at hand. This would be the case, for example, of “finding love.” This means falling in love and finding that other half that is talked about so much.
It is considered that those who want to find love should do is be positive, participate in activities or go to places where there are people who share the same tastes, not let themselves be carried away solely by sexual desire but look beyond that, be themselves. at all times, expand your social life, be patient...
In addition, there is also the often used expression of “finding a job” or the saying of “finding a needle in a haystack.”
In the field of literature, for example, we come across a long list of books that use the term in question in their titles. Among those are “Where to Find Peace” by Jiddu Krishnamurti, “How to Find Love at Fifty” by Pascal Morin or “A Day to Find a Husband” by Shirley Jump, for example.
The act of finding can also be linked to exercising opposition or confrontation ( “The players had a tough encounter on the playing field and then continued arguing in the locker room area.” ). It can also be related to being in a certain state ( "I never thought I would be sick on my wedding day" ).
Finding, finally, can be accessing something that provokes surprise : “Bautista did not know that he was going to find such a panorama when he returned home,” “When he entered the theater, he found a crowd that cheered him.”