encontrar

This is the 486th most frequent Portuguese word.


encontrar

To find or to meet.


Here, 'encontrar' means 'to locate' or 'to find' an object or item in a specific place.

Eu posso encontrar o livro na prateleira.

I can find the book on the shelf.


In this context, 'encontrar' is used to refer to meeting someone at a specified place.

Nós vamos nos encontrar no café.

We are going to meet at the café.


'Encontrar' in this sentence conveys the concept of devising or coming up with a solution or resolution to a problem.

Ela precisa encontrar uma solução para o problema.

She needs to find a solution to the problem.