I.fut. invenibit for inveniet, Pompon. ap. Non. p. 479, 28), lit., to come or light upon a thing; to find, meet with (cf.: reperio, offendo).
I. Lit.: “neque domi, neque in urbe invenio quemquam, qui illum viderit,” Plaut. Am. 4, 1, 2; id. Aul. 4, 2, 13; cf. id. Stich. 1, 2, 53: “in agro populabundum hostem,” Liv. 3, 4, 7: “Scipio mortuus in cubiculo inventus est,” id. Epit. 59 fin.: “naves reliquas paratas ad navigandum invenit,” Caes. B. G. 5, 5: “tolerabiles oratores,” Cic. de Or. 1, 2: scis, Pamphilam meam inventam civem? is found to be a citizen's daughter, Ter. Eun. 5, 9, 6. —Sup.: “pleraque inventu rara ac difficilia,” Plin. 28, 1, 1, § 1; so Gell. 17, 12, 2. —
II. Trop.
A. To find out, to invent, effect: “quandam fallaciam,” Ter. Heaut. 3, 3, 35: “perniciem aliis, ac postremo sibi,” Tac. A. 1, 74.—Of an orator's faculty of invention: “tanta in eo inveniendi copia et eloquendi facultas,” Quint. 10, 1, 69: multa divinitus a majoribus nostris inventa atque instituta sunt, Auct. Or. pro Dom. 1.—
B. To find out, discover, ascertain, learn: “inveniebat ex captivis, Sabim flumen ab suis castris non amplius milia passuum decem abesse,” Caes. B. G. 2, 16: “conjurationem,” Cic. Cat. 3, 7: “apud auctores invenio eodem anno descisse Antiates,” Liv. 3, 23; 9, 45—
C. To find out, invent, devise, contrive how to do a thing: “ille quomodo crimen commenticium confirmaret, non inveniebat,” Cic. Rosc. Am. 15, 42: “Venus inveniet puero succumbere furtim,” i. e. will find out a way, Tib. 1 (8), 9, 35.—
D. To acquire, get, earn: “ut facillume Sine invidia laudem invenias,” Ter. And. 1, 1, 39: “qui primus hoc cognomen invenit,” Cic. Fin. 1, 7, 23: “ex quo illi gloria opesque inventae,” Sall. J. 70, 2: “laudem,” Just. 3, 7, 10; cf.: “gratiam apud aliquem,” Vulg. Luc. 1, 30.—
E. With se.
1. To show itself, appear: “postquam se dolor invenit,” Ov. H. 15, 113.—
