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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

find one's legs en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To stand up, or to recover the use of one's legs, after having been drunk or otherwise incapacitated.
  2. To get used to something, or develop competence; to become habituated.
    • What’s more, Friends offers someone for everyone: a tall, dorky, insecure guy (David Schwimmer); a ditzy, guitar-strumming blonde (Lisa Kudrow); a handsome, jean-clad palooka (Matt LeBlanc); a sarcastic, 9-to-5-ing funnyman ([Matthew] Perry); a dark-haired, blue-eyed Veronica (Courteney Cox); and a spoiled suburban princess just finding her legs ([Jennifer] Aniston). 1996 March 7, Rich Cohen, “Jennifer Aniston: The Girl Friend”, in Rolling Stone:

Forms

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finds one's legs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
finding one's legs Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
found one's legs Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
found one's legs Tense=Past lexicographic