Definition of FAND

fand

Verb

  • To seek (to do a thing); try; attempt; endeavour.
  • To test; examine; make a trial of; prove.
  • To put someone through a trial; test; tempt; entice.
  • simple past of find.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English fanden, fandien, from Old English fandian (“to try, attempt, tempt, test, examine, explore, search out, seek to know, experience, visit”), from Proto-Germanic *fandōną (“to seek, inquire”), from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to come, go”). Cognate with North Frisian fanljien (“to visit”), dialectal Dutch vanden, German fahnden (“to search”). Related to find.

Scrabble Score: 8

fand is not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
fand is not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
fand is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

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