encontrar
verb
1. to find
to locate
- No encuentro mis llaves.I can't find my keys.
- La policía encontró al niño.The police found the boy.
2. to run into, meet
meet unexpectedly
- Ayer encontré a Ana en el mercado.Yesterday I ran into Ana at the market.
- Encontré a Luis en la calle.I ran into Luis in the street.
3. to find, consider
judge something to be
- Encontré la película muy divertida.I found the film very funny.
- Encontramos el examen fácil.We found the exam easy.
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