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(1) 生存、存在または、の事実を発見するまたは断定する(discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint")(discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of)

⇒我々は、絵画の中に鉛の痕跡を発見した(discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of)

(2) 不意に見つける(find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake")(find unexpectedly)

⇒ハイカーは、最終的に、湖への主要道路を見つけた(find unexpectedly)

(3) 探した後で次に来る逃した、または失くしたものの場所を探す(come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!")(come upon after searching)(find the location of something that was missed or lost)

⇒私は手袋を見つけることができません！(find the location of something that was missed or lost)

(4) 特定の目的のために何かまたは誰かを手に入れる(get something or somebody for a specific purpose; "I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter")(get something or somebody for a specific purpose)

⇒議長は、緊急の手紙をタイプするために、金曜日の夜に秘書に連絡した(get something or somebody for a specific purpose)

(5) 発見をする、新しい発見をする(make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle")(make a discovery, make a new finding)

⇒物理学者は、彼らが新しい素粒子を見つけたと思っている(make a discovery, make a new finding)

(6) まるで偶然かのように、出会う会う(come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day")(come upon, as if by accident)(meet with)

⇒彼女は、先日、書店でおもしろい本を偶然見つけた(meet with)

(7) 感覚を通じて気が付くようになる(to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon")(to become aware of through the senses)

⇒船が水平線からくるのを知覚できた(to become aware of through the senses)

(8) 目に留まる目で感知する(catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge")(catch sight of)(to perceive with the eyes)

⇒彼は、尾根をわたってやって来る国王一座を見つけた(to perceive with the eyes)