Find - Encontrar (The 102nd Most Common Spanish Word)

In Spanish, the word for Find is Encontrar. This word often comes up when talking about being & changes. It can be used as verb. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 102nd most common word in Spanish. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced. Our app offers over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common Spanish words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

English: find

Spanish: encontrar

Examples


You can find the same thing anywhere.	Puedes encontrar lo mismo en cualquier parte.
I had no difficulty in finding his house.	No tuve problemas para encontrar su casa.
The police will never find us.	La Policía jamás nos va a encontrar.
I'm sure you'll find everything is in order.	Estoy seguro de que vas a encontrar todo en orden.
There's no way to find his house.	No hay manera de encontrar su casa.
You won't find what you're looking for here.	Acá no vas a encontrar lo que estás buscando.
I have to find the perfect place.	Tengo que encontrar el lugar perfecto.
He was fortunate to find the book he had lost.	Él tuvo la suerte de encontrar el libro que había perdido.

It was not easy to find gold.	No era fácil encontrar oro.
I want to find another way out of the situation, although this one isn't that bad either.	Quiero encontrar otra forma de salir de esta situación, aunque ésta tampoco está tan mal.
I can't find it.	No lo pude encontrar.
I failed in finding his house.	No pude encontrar su casa.
I wasn't able to find that thing anywhere.	No pude encontrar esa cosa por ningún lado.
I'll have to find a part-time job.	Yo tendré que encontrar un trabajo de medio tiempo.
It's easy to find an example.	Es fácil encontrar un ejemplo.
She couldn't find her way back.	No pudo encontrar el camino de regreso.
I can't find what I want.	No soy capaz de encontrar lo que quiero.
I found it easy to find the building.	Encontré fácil encontrar el edificio.
It was very hard for me to find your apartment.	Me costó mucho encontrar tu piso.
I know it's in the apartment, but I can't find it.	Sé que está en el departamento, pero no lo puedo encontrar.
I couldn't find a taxi last night.	Anoche no pude encontrar un taxi.