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n a productive insight n the act of discovering something v come upon, as if by accident; meet with v discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of v come upon after searching; find the location of something …

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  1. n a productive insight n the act of discovering something v come upon, as if by accident; meet with v discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of v come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost v establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study v come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds v perceive or be contemporaneous with v get something or somebody for a specific purpose v make a discovery, make a new finding v make a discovery v obtain through effort or management v decide on and make a declaration about v receive a specified treatment (abstract) v perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place v get or find back; recover the use of v succeed in reaching; arrive at v accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation