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

Other Word Forms

• nonfinding noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of finding¹

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

Example Sentences

There were two major findings from the federal investigation:

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"This finding raises fundamental questions: how did evolution reprogram the same protein to act in reverse? What changed? And is this an isolated case or part of a broader evolutionary pattern?"

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Social Security Chief Actuary Karen Glenn recently confirmed this finding, it adds.

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Your experience with costs and longevity is directly represented by these findings.

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"With the help of the new findings on wind dynamics, we can model the Martian atmosphere and the associated surface processes more precisely," Tirsch continues.

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Related Words

• conclusion 
• data 
• decision 
• discovery 
• recommendation