Verb

heraus|finden

to find out, to discover, to ascertain

Ich versuche, die Wahrheit herauszufinden.

I am trying to find out the truth.

Es ist schwer, seinen Standort herauszufinden.

It is hard to find out his location.

((sth.)) herausfinden to find sth. out I need to find out his address.

entdecken (to discover), ermitteln (to ascertain/investigate)

Composed of 'heraus' (out) and 'finden' (to find). Literally means 'to find out'.

Imagine finding something hidden and bringing it 'out' (heraus). You 'find' (finden) it 'out'.

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