find one's way

verb

Arrive; get to.

“I'm really puzzled at how this word salad managed to find its way into print.”

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Meanings

verbfind one's way (third-person singular simple present finds one's way, present participle finding one's way, simple past and past participle found one's way)

present singular third person finds one's way · participle present finding one's way · participle past found one's way · past found one's way

  1. Arrive; get to.

    I'm really puzzled at how this word salad managed to find its way into print.

    2 more examples

    Much of this work of renewal or maintenance, found its way into the works via the outdoor department, and constituted a veritable treasure house of experience in all classes of plant and machinery.

    1944 November and December, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 341

    Allen Gregory DeLongpre: And Julie hasn't found her way back into the crowd yet. I apologize, folks. She's making this incredibly uncomfortable. She's pretty much the worst person.

    2011 Allen Gregory, "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1)

Translations

Polish znajdować drogę, znaleźć drogę
  • znajdować drogęTranslations
  • znaleźć drogęTranslations
Spanish hallar cómo ir, hallar cómo llegar
  • hallar cómo irTranslations
  • hallar cómo llegarTranslations
  • hallar cómo regresarTranslations
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APA

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MLA

“find one's way.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/find%20one's%20way. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “find one's way,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/find%20one's%20way.

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