Phrases – Difference Between ‘Find Out’ and ‘Discover’

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I do not know how to use the expression find out, I had read that I need to use instead discover, but it does not mean always.

For example, what is the best example?

I found out that she is single

or

I discovered that she is single

Best Answer

In your example, you can use either. I would say find out is a bit less formal.

There is a difference in meaning though, and in some cases the words are not interchangeable. You can only find out a fact, but you can discover anything that can be perceived.

For example:

I found out that I'm pregnant.

Did you find out whether it's going to rain tomorrow?

I discovered a $20 bill under a rock.

I discovered confidence in myself that I never thought I had.

There is a slightly different usage in to be found out, an idiomatic expression meaning to be exposed or caught.

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