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To find fault with

Find \Find\ (f[imac]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Found (found); p. pr. & vb. n. Finding.] [AS. findan; akin to D. vinden, OS. & OHG. findan, G. finden, Dan. finde, icel. & Sw. finna, Goth. fin[thorn]an; and perh. to L. petere to seek, Gr. pi`ptein to fall, Skr. pat to fall, fly, E. petition.]

  1. To meet with, or light upon, accidentally; to gain the first sight or knowledge of, as of something new, or unknown; hence, to fall in with, as a person.

    Searching the window for a flint, I found This paper, thus sealed up.
    --Shak.

    In woods and forests thou art found.
    --Cowley.

  2. To learn by experience or trial; to perceive; to experience; to discover by the intellect or the feelings; to detect; to feel. ``I find you passing gentle.''
    --Shak.

    The torrid zone is now found habitable.
    --Cowley.

  3. To come upon by seeking; as, to find something lost.

    1. To discover by sounding; as, to find bottom.

    2. To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end; as, water is found to be a compound substance.

    3. To gain, as the object of desire or effort; as, to find leisure; to find means.

    4. To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire.

      Seek, and ye shall find.
      --Matt. vii. 7.

      Every mountain now hath found a tongue.
      --Byron.

  4. To provide for; to supply; to furnish; as, to find food for workemen; he finds his nephew in money.

    Wages [pounds]14 and all found.
    --London Times.

    Nothing a day and find yourself.
    --Dickens.

  5. To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish; as, to find a verdict; to find a true bill (of indictment) against an accused person.

    To find his title with some shows of truth.
    --Shak.

    To find out, to detect (a thief); to discover (a secret) -- to solve or unriddle (a parable or enigma); to understand. ``Canst thou by searching find out God?''
    --Job. xi. 7. ``We do hope to find out all your tricks.''
    --Milton.

    To find fault with, to blame; to censure.

    To find one's self, to be; to fare; -- often used in speaking of health; as, how do you find yourself this morning?

Usage examples of "to find fault with".

My mom was at the head of the table, all business, daring anyone to find fault with the chicken.

He then began to find fault with other parts of my body, the flatness of my face, the prominence of my nose, my eyes placed directly in front, so that I could not look on either side without turning my head: that I was not able to feed myself without lifting one of my fore-feet to my mouth: and therefore nature had placed those joints to answer that necessity.

Knightley loves to find fault with me, you know-- in a joke--it is all a joke.

So far as logical analysis was concerned, it was very difficult to find fault with the commodores arguments.

I was under no illusion (pun unintended) that I wouldn't have to find fault with her some time over the next six weeks, but it was all right with me if she got by this time.

And as far as that was concerned, Justyn had no room to find fault with Darian on that score!

More and more my father was looking to find fault with me, at times even siding with Tanneke.