atrast

From at- +‎ rast (“to find”). From an earlier meaning “to straighten up, to stand up (with something found)” (cf. the earlier meaning “to bend, to sway” of rast), it developed the current meaning “to find.” The intransitive meaning “to wean”, “to lose a habit” is apparently derived from the other (older) meaning of rast, “to grow.”[1]

• IPA^(key): [atɾast]

atrast (transitive, 1st conjugation, present atrodu, atrodi, atrod, past atradu)

1. to find (to get, by searching, something that had been lost, or something necessary, desired)

   atrast pazaudēto atslēgu ― to find the lost key

   atrast pazudušo teātra biļeti ― to find the lost theater tickets

   atrast noklīdušos jērus ― to find the lost lambs

   atrast nomaldījušos slēpotājus ― to find the skiers that had got lost

   atrast piemērot dzīvokli ― to find a suitable apartment

   atrast vajadzīgo ielu ― to find the desired street

   atrast patīkamu darbu ― to find a nice job

   atrast darbam piemērotu cilvēku ― to find the right person for the job

2. to find, to discover (something hidden or not directly accessible; something forgotten, left somewhere)

   atrast diamantus taigā ― to find diamants in the taiga

   atrast kļūdas skolnieka darbā ― to find errors in a student's work

   atrast uz ielas naudas maku ― to find a wallet on the street

   atrast autobusā aizmirstu lietussargu ― to find a forgotten umbrella in the bus

   Riņņu kalnā atrasta visvecākā cilvēku apmetne Latvijā ― on the Riņņu mountain (was) found the oldest human settlements in Latvia

3. to find, to discover, to invent; to determine, to deduce, to calculate

   atrast jaunu ķīmisku savienojumu ― to find a new chemical compound

   atrast jaunas darbas metodes ― to find new work methods

   atrast vairāku skaitļu summu ― to find the sum of several numbers

   atrast kopējo saucēju daļskaitļiem ― to find the common denominator of fractions

   atrast izeju sarežģītā situacijā ― to find one's way out in a difficult situation

   atrast motivāciju savam lēmumam ― to find a motivation for one's decision

   atrast attaisnojumu biedra rīcībai ― to find an excuse for a colleague's actions

4. to find (to choose mentally, e.g. words, means, etc.)

   atrast īstos vārdus, īsto atbildi ― to find the right words, the right answer

   atrast pareizo pieeju katram bērnam ― to find the right approach for every child

5. (of time) to find (to dedicate, to use for some purpose)

   atrast brīvu brīdi ― to find a free moment (for something)

   viens vai otrs no Augusta draugiem arvien atrada laiku viņu visur pavadīt ― one or other of Augsts' friends always found time to accompany him everywhere

6. to find, to meet, to see (to see that someone or something is somewhere, doing something, in a certain state)

   atrast paziņu mājās ― to find a friend at home

   atrast bērnu guļam ― to find the child sleeping

   kādu vakaru Gijo atrada dzīvokli tukšu ― one night Gijo found the apartment empty

7. (of qualities) to find, to see, to perceive

   atrast daudz vērtīga sava drauga raksturā ― to find a lot of valuable (features) in a friend's character

   daudz asas ironijas atrodam E. Veidenbauma satīriskajā dzejā ― we find a lot of sharp irony in E. Veidenbaums' satirical poetry

8. to find, to get, to obtain, to have

   atrast piekritējus ― to find adherents, followers

   atrast glābiņu, atbalsi ― to find refuge, support

   atrast prieku darbā ― to find joy in work

   atrast laimi ģimenē ― to find happiness in (one's) family

   pie krieviem atradām mēs draugus, palīgus ― among the Russians we found friends, helpers

   atradusi ar ko spēlēties ― (she) found something to play with

atrast (intransitive, 1st conjugation, present atrodu, atrodi, atrod, past atradu)

1. to wean, to lose a connection, a habit

   atrast no mājām ― to wean from home

   šķiroties man vecāku nebija ne drusciņ žēl: biju it jautrs, smējos, lēkāju ap kamanām, tā ka vecmāmuļa piezīmēja: “lūk, nu, meit, kur drīz tavs dēls no tevis atradis” ― I wasn't sorry because of my parents' divorce: I was cheerful, I laughed, jumped around the sleigh, so that my grandmother observed: “look, daughter, there he soon will wean from you”

2. to lose a skill, an ability; to grow unaccustomed

   rokas atradušas no smaga darba ― hands (that have) grown unaccustomed to heavy work

   karavīri iegāja mežā un sāka kāpt kalnā; tas nebija viegli, jo kājas bija atradušas staigāt ― the soldiers went into the forest and began to climb the hill; this was not easy, because (their) legs had become unaccustomed to walking

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