American English

▪ II. live 2 [live lives lived living] adjective, adverb   [laɪv]    [laɪv] 

see also  live¹

adjective usually before noun  

NOT DEAD
1. living; not dead
• live animals
• the number of live births (= babies born alive)

• We saw a real live rattlesnake!  

NOT RECORDED

2. (of a broadcast) sent out while the event is actually happening, not recorded first and broadcast later

• live coverage of the World Cup

3. (of a performance) given or made when people are watching, not recorded
• The club has live music most nights.
• a live recording made at Wembley Arena
• the band's new live album

• It was the first interview I'd done in front of a live audience (= with people watching).  

ELECTRICITY

4. (of a wire or device) connected to a source of electrical power

• That terminal is live.  

BULLETS/MATCHES

5. still able to explode or light; ready for use

• live ammunition  

COALS

6. live coals are burning or are still hot and red  

YOGURT

7. live yogurt still contains the bacteria needed to turn milk into yogurt  

QUESTION/SUBJECT
8. of interest or importance at the present time

• Pollution is still very much a live issue.  

INTERNET

9. (of an electronic link) functioning correctly, so that it is connected to another document or page on the Internet
• Here are some live links to other aviation-related web pages.  
Word Origin:
mid 16th cent. alive
 
Example Bank:
• I can watch the games live on TV.
• This programme comes to you live from the Albert Hall.
• In those days the broadcasts all went out live.
• Is the show live or recorded?
• Later we'll talk live with the former New York police commissioner.
• The CD was recorded live at a concert given last year.
• The band have never played this song live before.
• The game will be televised live this evening.
• The new website is expected to go live in October.
• The show was filmed live at the Arena.
• The show will air live on June 10.
• The trial was carried live on a Chicago radio station.
• This concert comes to you live from Carnegie Hall.
• We'll be reporting live from Beijing.
• Customs officials seized 400 live snakes packed in crates.
• I need to talk to a live person.
• The victim's pockets were full of live ammunition.
• the number of live births

Idioms: go live ▪ live wire 

noun  

CONVERSATION
1. countable ~ (with sb) (about sth) a conversation or discussion
• I had a long talk with my boss about my career prospects.
• We need to have a serious talk about money matters.
• I had to have a heart-to-heart talk with her.

• She looked worried so we had a talk.  

FORMAL DISCUSSIONS

2. talks plural formal discussions between governments or organizations
• arms/pay/peace, etc. talks
• to hold talks
• ~ (between A and B) (on/over sth) Talks between management and workers broke down over the issue of holiday pay.
• High-level talks on arms limitation will reopen next month.
• A further round of talks will be needed if the dispute is to be resolved.

• Union representatives walked out of emergency talks aimed at reaching a pay settlement.  

SPEECH

3. countable ~ (on sth) a speech or lecture on a particular subject

• She gave a talk on her visit to China.  

WORDS WITHOUT ACTIONS

4. uncountable (informal) words that are spoken, but without the necessary facts or actions to support them
• It's just talk. He'd never carry out his threats.

• Don't pay any attention to her— she's all talk.  

STORIES/RUMOURS

5. uncountable ~ (of sth/of doing sth) | ~ (that…) stories that suggest a particular thing might happen in the future
• There was talk in Washington of sending in troops.
• She dismissed the stories of her resignation as newspaper talk.

• There's talk that he's a difficult actor to work with.  

TOPIC/WAY OF SPEAKING

6. uncountable (often in compounds) a topic of conversation or a way of speaking
• business talk
• She said it was just girl talk that a man wouldn't understand.
• The book teaches you how to understand Spanish street talk (= slang).
• It was tough talk, coming from a man who had begun the year in a hospital bed.
see also  small talk, sweet talk, trash talk
more at fighting talk at  fight  _v.  
Word Origin:
Middle English: frequentative verb from the Germanic base of tale  or tell.  
Synonyms:
discussion
conversation • dialogue • talk • debate • consultation • chat • gossip
These are all words for an occasion when people talk about sth.
discussion • a detailed conversation about sth that is considered to be important: ▪ Discussions are still taking place between the two leaders.
conversation • a talk, usually a private or informal one, involving two people or a small group; the activity of talking in this way: ▪ a telephone conversation
dialogue • conversations in a book, play or film: ▪ The novel has long descriptions and not much dialogue. A dialogue is also a formal discussion between two groups, especially when they are trying to solve a problem or end a dispute: ▪ The President told waiting reporters there had been a constructive dialogue.
talk • a conversation or discussion, often one about a problem or sth important for the people involved: ▪ I had a long talk with my boss about my career prospects.
debate • a formal discussion of an issue at a public meeting or in a parliament. In a debate two or more speakers express opposing views and then there is often a vote on the issue: ▪ a debate on prison reform
consultation • a formal discussion between groups of people before a decision is made about sth: ▪ There have been extensive consultations between the two countries.
chat • a friendly informal conversation; informal talking. The countable use of chat is especially British English: ▪ I just called in for a chat about the kids.
gossip • a conversation about other people and their private lives: ▪ We had a good gossip about the boss.
a discussion/conversation/dialogue/talk/debate/consultation/chat/gossip about sth
a discussion/conversation/dialogue/debate/consultation on sth
in (close) discussion/conversation/dialogue/debate/consultation with sb
to have a discussion/conversation/dialogue/talk/debate/consultation/chat/gossip with sb
to hold a discussion/conversation/debate/consultation 
Synonyms:
speech
lecture • address • talk • sermon
These are all words for a talk given to an audience.
speech • a formal talk given to an audience: ▪ Several people made speeches at the wedding.
lecture • a talk given to a group of people to tell them about a particular subject, often as part of a university or college course: ▪ a lecture on the Roman army ◊ ▪ a course/series of lectures
address • a formal speech given to an audience: ▪ a televised presidential address
speech or address?
A speech can be given on a public or private occasion; an address is always public: He gave an address at the wedding.
talk • a fairly informal session in which sb tells a group of people about a subject: ▪ She gave an interesting talk on her visit to China.
sermon • a talk on a moral or religious subject, usually given by a religious leader during a service: ▪ to preach a sermon
a long/short speech/lecture/address/talk/sermon
a keynote speech/lecture/address
to write/prepare/give/deliver/hear a(n) speech/lecture/address/talk/sermon
to attend/go to a lecture/talk 
Example Bank:
• A further round of talks is expected in March.
• All this talk of the boss resigning is nonsense!
• Did you go to the talk on Peru?
• Don't you get enough shop talk at work?
• For all the talk of bringing their children up the same, the boys ended up never doing any of the cooking.
• For all their talk of equality, the boys ended up not doing any cooking.
• He is currently in talks with two football clubs.
• He was never very good at making small talk with her parents.
• He's all talk. He's too scared to do anything.
• I enjoyed our talk about the old days.
• I need to have a heart-to-heart talk with her.
• I never used baby talk to my little girl.
• I will have to have a little talk with that young lady.
• Let me end my talk with a prediction.
• She gave a very entertaining talk entitled ‘My life and hard times’.
• She gave an illustrated talk on Roman architecture.
• She likes straight talk and hates hypocrites.
• Talk turned to money and tempers began to fray.
• Talks are being held over the political future of the province.
• Talks produced agreement on an end to the occupation.
• Talks were scheduled for Rome the following month.
• The US authorities have increased the war talk.
• The agreement was concluded during talks in Beijing.
• The chairman's boasts about future profits was just cheap talk.
• The delegation arrived for talks with their government.
• The peace talks will take place in Cairo.
• The president's true agenda was hidden in political double talk.
• The talks centred on bilateral trade.
• The talks foundered on the issue of compensation.
• The talks remain deadlocked over spending plans.
• The two governments held secret talks on the nuclear threat.
• The union has broken off talks with the management.
• There has been much public talk about bilingual education.
• There is open talk of a leadership challenge.
• There is ridiculous talk of her breaking the world record soon.
• There was excited talk of emigrating to America.
• We can have some girl talk until Joe gets here.
• What all the fine talk came down to was hard cash.
• You often hear talk of the north-south divide.
• the crusade against dirty talk on TV
• the failure of talks between the two communities
• the latest round of talks aimed at ending the civil war
• the pillow talk of lovers
• Every week the sales reps go to their manager's office for a team talk.
• I found the sales talk very persuasive.
• I had a long talk with my boss about my career prospects.

• She gave an interesting talk on her visit to China.

ticket

ticket [ticket tickets ticketed ticketing] noun, verb   [ˈtɪkɪt]    [ˈtɪkɪt] 

noun

1. ~ (for/to sth) a printed piece of paper that gives you the right to travel on a particular bus, train, etc. or to go into a theatre, etc
• a bus/theatre/plane, etc. ticket
• free tickets to the show
• Tickets are available from the Arts Centre at £5.00.
• a ticket office/machine/collector
• (figurative) She hoped that getting this job would finally be her ticket to success.

see also  meal ticket, return ticket, season ticket

2. a printed piece of paper with a number or numbers on it, that you buy in order to have the chance of winning a prize if the number or numbers are later chosen
• a lottery/raffle ticket

• There are three winning tickets.

3. a label that is attached to sth in a shop/store giving details of its price, size, etc.

4. an official notice that orders you to pay a fine because you have done sth illegal while driving or parking your car
Syn:  fine

• a parking/speeding ticket

5. usually singular (especially NAmE) a list of candidates that are supported by a particular political party in an election
• She ran for office on the Democratic ticket.
see also  dream ticket 
more at split the ticket at  split  _v.  
Word Origin:
early 16th cent. (in the general senses ‘short written note’ and ‘a licence or permit’): shortening of obsolete French étiquet, from Old French estiquet(te), from estiquier ‘to fix’, from Middle Dutch steken. Compare with etiquette.  
Example Bank:
• Concessionary tickets are available at half the standard price.
• He ran on the Republican ticket.
• He showed the guard his ticket.
• I bought a ticket for the concert.
• I bought a whole book of raffle tickets and I still didn't win anything.
• I generally vote a split ticket.
• I had complimentary tickets for the show.
• I have a free ticket to the game.
• I'm voting the straight Democratic ticket.
• I've got a free ticket to the match.
• I've got complimentary tickets for the theatre.
• Phone the ticket line on this number.
• The police officer gave us a ticket for going through a red light.
• There are three candidates on the national ticket.
• There had been talk of Kennedy dropping LBJ from the ticket in '64.
• Use the coupon below to reserve advance tickets for the exhibition.
• You must hold a valid ticket before boarding the train.
• You must hold a valid ticket for your entire journey before boarding the train.
• a first-class rail ticket
• a plane ticket to New York
• a ticket for Saturday
• admission by ticket only
• an annual season ticket

Idioms: just the ticket ▪ that's the ticket ▪ tickets 

adjective
1. of or in the Latin language

• Latin poetry

2. connected with or typical of the countries or peoples using languages developed from Latin, such as Spanish, Portuguese, Italian or French
• a Latin temperament  
Word Origin:

from Latin Latinus ‘of Latium’, an ancient region of west central Italy settled during the earlier part of the 1st millennium BCE.

verb
1. ~ sth (away/up) to put sth somewhere and keep it there to use later
• animals storing up food for the winter
• You can store coffee beans in the freezer to keep them fresh.

• He hoped the electronic equipment was safely stored away.

2. ~ sth to keep information or facts in a computer or in your brain
• Thousands of pieces of data are stored in a computer's memory.
Verb forms:
 
Word Origin:
Middle English: shortening of Old French estore (noun), estorer (verb), from Latin instaurare ‘renew’; compare with restore.  
Example Bank:
• Butane can be conveniently stored as a liquid in a can.
• The paintings were carefully stored in crates dependent on their size.
• electronically stored information
• Each department has a different system for storing and retrieving data.
• Each piece of information is stored in only one place in the database.
• The squirrels are storing up food for the winter.
• Thousands of pieces of data are stored in a computer's memory.

• We are conducting research into how information is stored in the brain.

buy

buy [buy buys bought buying] verb, noun   [baɪ]    [baɪ] 

verb (bought, bought   [bɔːt]  ;   [bɔːt]  ) 

WITH MONEY
1. transitive, intransitive to obtain sth by paying money for it
• ~ (sth) Where did you buy that dress?
• If you're thinking of getting a new car, now is a good time to buy.
• ~ sth from sb I bought it from a friend for £10.
• ~ sb sth He bought me a new coat.
• ~ sth for sb He bought a new coat for me.
• ~ sth + adj. I bought my car second-hand.

Opp:  sell

2. transitive ~ sth (of money) to be enough to pay for sth
• He gave his children the best education that money can buy.

• Five pounds doesn't buy much nowadays.

3. transitive ~ sb to persuade sb to do sth dishonest in return for money
Syn:  bribe

• He can't be bought (= he's too honest to accept money in this way).  

OBTAIN

4. transitive, usually passive ~ sth to obtain sth by losing sth else of great value

• Her fame was bought at the expense of her marriage.  

BELIEVE

5. transitive ~ sth (informal) to believe that sth is true, especially sth that is not very likely
• You could say you were ill but I don't think they'd buy it (= accept the explanation).
more at the best that money can buy at  best  _n., (buy) a pig in a poke at  pig  _n., sell sb/buy a pup at  pup 
Verb forms:

 
Word Origin:
Old English bycgan, of Germanic origin.  
Thesaurus:
buy verb T
• I bought a new coat.
especially spoken get • |informal pick sth up • • snap sth up • |formal purchase • • acquire •
Opp: sell
buy/get/snap up/purchase/acquire (a) property/company/house
buy/get/purchase/acquire land/premises/a site/tickets
get/pick up/snap up a bargain  
Example Bank:
• He bought a car for his daughter.
• I bought it for $25.
• I bought some books from a friend.
• I can't afford to buy a new car.
• It's the best that money can buy.
• Old bicycles can be bought quite cheaply.
• She makes her living buying and selling antiques.
• There are some things money can't buy.
• Was the produce imported or bought locally?
• We can afford to buy enough paint to do the whole house.
• Young people are very comfortable buying online.
• Five pounds doesn't buy much nowadays.
• I bought this from a friend for £10.
• If you're thinking of getting a new car, now is a good time to buy.
Idioms: bought it ▪ buy the farm ▪ buy time

Derived: buy into something ▪ buy somebody off ▪ buy somebody out ▪ buy something in ▪ buy something up 

create

cre·ate AW [create creates created creating]   [kriˈeɪt]    [kriˈeɪt]  verb
1. ~ sth to make sth happen or exist
• Scientists disagree about how the universe was created.
• The main purpose of industry is to create wealth.
• The government plans to create more jobs for young people.
• Create a new directory and put all your files into it.

• Try this new dish, created by our head chef.

2. ~ sth to produce a particular feeling or impression
• The company is trying to create a young energetic image.
• The announcement only succeeded in creating confusion.
• The reorganization has created a lot of bad feeling.

• They've painted it red to create a feeling of warmth.

3. to give sb a particular rank or title
• ~ sth The government has created eight new peers.
• ~ sth + noun He was created a baronet in 1715.
Verb forms:
 
Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘form out of nothing’, used of a divine or supernatural being): from Latin creat- ‘produced’, from the verb creare.  
Thesaurus:
create verb
1. T
• There are lots of different myths about how the world was created.
• We need to create more jobs for young people.
make • • produce • • form • • build • • generate • • develop • • manufacture • |especially spoken do •
Opp: destroy
create/make/produce/form/build/generate/develop/manufacture sth from/out of sth
create/make/produce/do a drawing/painting
create/produce/generate income/profits/wealth
Create or make? Make is a more general word, used especially for physical objects
• make a table/dress/cake
• create jobs/wealth
Use create to emphasize how unusual or original sth is
• a new dish, created by our chef
2. T
• The news created widespread confusion.
cause • • produce • • stimulate • • arouse • • result in sth • • lead to sth • • bring sth about • • provoke • • prompt • |formal give rise to sth •
create/cause/produce/stimulate/arouse/result in/lead to/provoke/prompt/give rise to speculation
create/cause/produce/result in/lead to/provoke/give rise to problems
create/cause/arouse/lead to/provoke/give rise to resentment  
Synonyms:
make
do • create • develop • produce • generate • form
These words all mean to make sth from parts or materials, or to cause sth to exist or happen.
make • to create or prepare sth by combining materials or putting parts together; to cause sth to exist or happen: ▪ She makes her own clothes. ◊ ▪ She ▪ made a good impression ▪ on the interviewer.
do • (rather informal) to make or prepare sth, especially sth artistic or sth to eat: ▪ He did a beautiful drawing of a house. ◊ ▪ Who's doing the food for the party?
create • to make sth exist or happen, especially sth new that did not exist before: ▪ Scientists disagree about how the universe was created.
make or create?
Make is a more general word and is more often used for physical things: you would usually make a table/dress/cake but create jobs/wealth. You can use create for sth physical in order to emphasize how original or unusual the object is: ▪ Try this new dish, created by our head chef.
develop • (used especially in business contexts) to think of and produce a new product: ▪ to develop new software
produce • to make things to be sold; to create sth using skill: ▪ a factory that produces microchips
generate • to produce or create sth, especially power, money or ideas: ▪ to generate electricity ◊ ▪ Brainstorming is a good way of generating ideas.
form • [often passive] to make sth from sth else; to make sth into sth else: ▪ Rearrange the letters to form a new word. ◊ ▪ The chain is formed from 136 links.
to make/create/develop/produce/generate/form sth from/out of sth
to make/form sth into sth
to make/produce wine
to create/develop a new product
to create/produce/generate income/profits/wealth

to produce/generate electricity/heat/power

science

sci·ence [science sciences]   [ˈsaɪəns]    [ˈsaɪəns]  noun
1. uncountable knowledge about the structure and behaviour of the natural and physical world, based on facts that you can prove, for example by experiments
• new developments in science and technology
• the advance of modern science

• the laws of science

2. uncountable the study of science

• science students/teachers/courses

3. uncountable, countable a particular branch of science
• to study one of the sciences

compare  art  (⁶), humanities

4. singular a system for organizing the knowledge about a particular subject, especially one concerned with aspects of human behaviour or society
• a science of international politics
see also  domestic science, earth science, life sciences, natural science, political science, rocket science, social science, see blind sb with science at  blind  _v.  
Word Origin:
Middle English (denoting knowledge): from Old French, from Latin scientia, from scire ‘know’.  
Example Bank:
• His essay is not based on good science.
• His experiments have achieved notoriety in the world of science.
• I was trying to remember what I had learnt about gravity in school science.
• Meteorology is the science of the weather.
• Politics is as much an art form as an exact science.
• President Bill Clinton's science adviser
• Research is critical to advancing medical science.
• The life sciences include biology and botany.
• The magazine contains a lot of popular science.
• The society provides advice on science policy.
• This rule is based on bad science.
• a writer of popular science books

• our ability to understand the science of environmental degradation

find

find [find finds found finding] verb, noun   [faɪnd]    [faɪnd] 

verb (found, found   [faʊnd]  ;   [faʊnd]  ) 

BY CHANCE
1. transitive to discover sb/sth unexpectedly or by chance
• ~ sb/sth Look what I've found!
• We've found a great new restaurant near the office.

• ~ sb/sth + adj. A whale was found washed up on the shore.  

BY SEARCHING

2. transitive to get back sth/sb that was lost after searching for it/them
• ~ sth for sb Can you find my bag for me?
• ~ sb sth Can you find me my bag?
• ~ sb/sth I wanted to talk to him but he was nowhere to be found.

• ~ sb/sth + adj. The child was found safe and well.  

BY STUDYING/THINKING

3. transitive to discover sth/sb by searching, studying or thinking carefully
• ~ sth/sb scientists trying to find a cure for cancer
• I managed to find a solution to the problem.
• I'm having trouble finding anything new to say on this subject.
• Have they found anyone to replace her yet?
• ~ sth for sb Can you find a hotel for me?

• ~ sb sth Can you find me a hotel?  

BY EXPERIENCE/TESTING

4. transitive to discover that sth is true after you have tried it, tested it or experienced it
• ~ (that)… I find (that) it pays to be honest.
• The report found that 30% of the firms studied had failed within a year.
• ~ sb/sth + adj./noun We found the beds very comfortable.
• ~ sb/sth to be/do sth They found him to be charming.
• Her blood was found to contain poison.

• it is found that… It was found that her blood contained poison.  

HAVE OPINION/FEELING

5. transitive to have a particular feeling or opinion about sth
• ~ sth + adj. You may find your illness hard to accept.
• You may find it hard to accept your illness.
• I find it amazing that they're still together.

• ~ sth + noun She finds it a strain to meet new people.  

HAVE/MAKE AVAILABLE

6. transitive ~ sth to have sth available so that you can use it
• I keep meaning to write, but never seem to find (the) time.

• How are we going to find £5 000 for a car?  

IN UNEXPECTED SITUATIONS

7. transitive to discover sb/sth/yourself doing sth or in a particular situation, especially when this is unexpected
• ~ sb/sth/yourself + adv./prep. She woke up and found herself in a hospital bed.
• ~ sb/sth/yourself + adj. We came home and found him asleep on the sofa.
• ~ sb/sth/yourself doing sth I suddenly found myself running down the street.

• ~ (that)… I was disappointed to find that they had left already.  

REACH

8. transitive ~ sth (of things) to arrive at sth naturally; to reach sth
• Water will always find its own level.
• Most of the money finds its way to the people who need it.

• The criticism found its mark (= had the effect intended).  

EXIST/GROW

9. transitive ~ sth + adv./prep. used to say that sth exists, grows, etc. somewhere
• These flowers are found only in Africa.

• You'll find this style of architecture all over the town.  

IN COURT

10. transitive, intransitive (formal) to make a particular decision in a court case
• ~ sb + adj. The jury found him guilty.
• How do you find the accused?
• ~ in sb's favour The court found in her favour.
more at get/find/take your bearings at  bearing, find/meet your match at  match  _n., nowhere to be found/seen at  nowhere 
Verb forms:

 
Word Origin:
Old English findan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vinden and German finden.  
Thesaurus:
find verb
1. T
• Look what I've found!
discover • • come across sb/sth • • stumble on/upon/across sb/sth • • catch • • turn sth up • • unearth • |formal come upon sb/sth •
find/discover/come across/catch sb doing sth
find/discover/unearth the remains (of sth)
find/discover/stumble upon sth by accident
2. T
• I can't find my keys.
trace • • track sb/sth down • • search sb/sth out • • locate • |informal sniff sb/sth out •
Opp: lose
find/track down/search out/locate sth for sb/sth
find/trace/track down/locate the missing…
find/trace/track down the killer/location
3. T
• Scientists are still trying to find a cure for cancer.
discover • • identify • • establish • |formal determine • • ascertain •
find/discover/identify/establish/determine/ascertain the cause
find/discover/identify/establish a connection
find/discover a cure/the answer
4. T
• Her blood was found to contain poison.
find (sth) out • • discover • • hear • • learn •
find/find out/hear/discover/learn that…
find/discover sb/sth to be/have, etc. sth
be surprised/saddened/delighted/interested to find/discover/hear/learn sth
5. T
• I find watching television so boring.
consider • • think • • feel • • see • • view • • count • • regard • |especially BrE, informal reckon •
find/consider/reckon sb/sth to be sth
6. T (not used in the progressive tenses)
• These flowers are found only in Africa.
exist • • live • • occur • |formal prevail •
be found/exist/live/occur/prevail in/among sth
still be found/exist/live/occur/prevail 
Synonyms:
regard
call • find • consider • see • view
These words all mean to think about sb/sth in a particular way.
regard • to think of sb/sth in a particular way: ▪ He seemed to regard the whole thing as a joke.
call • to say that sb/sth has particular qualities or characteristics: ▪ I wouldn't call German an easy language.
find • to have a particular feeling or opinion about sth: ▪ You may find your illness hard to accept.
consider • to think of sb/sth in a particular way: ▪ Who do you consider (to be) responsible for the accident?
regard or consider?
These two words have the same meaning, but they are used in different patterns and structures. In this meaning consider must be used with a complement or clause: you can consider sb/sth to be sth or consider sb/sth as sth, although very often the to be or as is left out: ▪ He considers himself an expert. ◊ ▪ They are considered a high-risk group. You can also consider that sb/sth is sth and again, the that can be left out. Regard is used in a narrower range of structures. The most frequent structure is regard sb/sth as sth; the as cannot be left out: I regard him a close friend. You cannot regard sb/sth to be sth or regard that sb/sth is sth. However, regard (but not consider in this meaning) can also be used without a noun or adjective complement but with just an object and adverb (sb/sth is highly regarded) or adverbial phrase (regard sb/sth with suspicion/jealousy/admiration).
see • to have an opinion of sth: ▪ Try to see things from her point of view.
view • to think of sb/sth in a particular way: ▪ How do you view your position within the company?
View has the same meaning as regard and consider but is slightly less frequent and slightly less formal. The main structures are view sb/sth as sb/sth (you cannot leave out the as) and view sb/sth with sth.
to regard/consider/see/view sb/sth as sth
to regard/consider/see/view sb/sth from a particular point of view
to find/consider sb/sth to be sth
generally/usually regarded/considered/seen/viewed as sth
to regard/consider/view sb/sth favourably/unfavourably  
Example Bank:
• A man out walking his dog found the body in a ditch.
• Can you find a use for this old table?
• Considerable variation was found in the terms offered by different banks.
• Have they found anyone to replace her?
• He went through the drawers but found nothing.
• I can't find my keys.
• I didn't expect to come home and find him gone.
• I find it amazing that they're still together.
• I wanted to talk to him but he was nowhere to be found.
• I'm having trouble finding anything new to say on this subject.
• It was found that her blood contained poison.
• Look what I've found!
• Police are confident of finding the killers.
• Scientists are still trying to find a cure for cancer.
• Scientists have found fresh evidence to suggest that a huge explosion led to the death of the dinosaurs.
• She had to find a valid excuse for leaving the room.
• The child was eventually found safe and well.
• The search party found no trace of the missing climbers.
• We need to find a useful role for the volunteers in the campaign.
• We'll have to find an alternative.
• We've found a great new restaurant near the office.
• You'll find this style of architecture all over the town.
Idioms: all found ▪ find fault ▪ find it in your heart to do something ▪ find its way ▪ find your feet ▪ find your voice ▪ find your way ▪ take somebody as you find them

Derived: find for somebody ▪ find out ▪ find out something ▪ find somebody out