reperire

to find, to locate

verb reh-peh-REE-reh Rare

Origin: Latin reperire (to find again, to discover).

Also means

to obtain, to track down

Usage Note

Reperire is a formal verb meaning to find or obtain something after a search — stronger than simply trovare. Reperire fondi means to find/secure funding; reperire un documento is to track down a document. It belongs to the third-conjugation irregular verbs and takes avere as auxiliary. The past participle is reperito.

Examples

"Non è riuscito a reperire i documenti necessari."

Natural Translation

He was unable to locate the necessary documents.

Literal Translation

Not he-succeeded to find the documents necessary.

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