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finding

[ fahyn-ding ]

noun

  1. the act of a person or thing that finds; discovery.
  2. Often findings. something that is found found or ascertained.
  3. Law. a decision or verdict after judicial inquiry.
  4. findings, tools, materials, etc., used by artisans.


finding

/ ˈfaɪndɪŋ /

noun

  1. a thing that is found or discovered
  2. law the conclusion reached after a judicial inquiry; verdict
  3. plural the tools and equipment of an artisan
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of finding1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English; find + -ing 1
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Example Sentences

The findings reflect a challenging economic environment amid a faltering recovery.

He said a sufficient number of people participating in the survey self-identified as LGBTQ to make the findings statistically significant.

I’ve run it on only a handful of accounts myself, so my findings are based on a small sample set.

Work output was particularly affected on Mondays and Fridays, according to findings discussed by Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon in a private meeting with Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analysts.

From Fortune

This year, Google reached out to us and actually confirmed our findings and to my surprise, Googlers also seem to be very interested in getting this message across.

And there is definitely something to finding solace in food, familiarity, and memory.

Finding the shop is a trip in itself and an introduction to a slice of history.

Finding a smuggler in Ventimiglia is easier than finding good food.

For years, Brooke even had trouble finding a publisher for his memoir, which was ultimately accepted by Rutgers University Press.

Finding the common bonds that help us realize that we have far more in common than that which separates us.

And having an enormous appetite he was fortunate in being expert at finding angleworms.

It was, of course, the suppressed emotional energy finding another outlet.

Finding him awake, he sat by his side and, with the earnestness of a nursery-maid, patted him off to slumber.

It consists in finding relations between the objects of thought with an immediate awareness of those relations.

De Robeck agrees that we don't know enough yet to warrant us in fault-finding or intervention.

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