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    finding
    /ˈfʌɪndɪŋ/

    noun

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  2. a piece of information that is discovered during an official examination of a problem, situation, or object: The report's finding on the decrease in violent crime supports the police chief's claims. Fewer examples. These new findings turn the accepted theories on their head.

  3. The meaning of FINDING is the act of one that finds. How to use finding in a sentence.

  4. Finding definition: the act of a person or thing that finds; discovery.. See examples of FINDING used in a sentence.

  5. to discover, especially where a thing or person is, either unexpectedly or by searching, or to discover where to get or how to achieve something: I've just found a ten-pound note in my pocket. I couldn't find Andrew's phone number. You'll find the knives and forks in the left-hand drawer.

  6. A finding is a discovery, especially by scholars or scientists. Finding is the act of researching or analyzing something. If the dog digs up the hamster grave in the backyard, better not to share his finding with the neighbors.

  7. Definition of finding noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. 1. Something that has been found. 2. a. A conclusion reached after examination or investigation: the finding of a grand jury; a coroner's findings. b. A statement or document containing an authoritative decision or conclusion: a presidential finding that authorized the covert operation.

  9. 1. a. : to come upon often accidentally : encounter. found a $10 bill on the ground. b. : to meet with (a particular reception) hoped to find favor. 2. a. : to come upon by searching or effort. must find a suitable person for the job. b. : to discover by study or experiment. find an answer. c. : to obtain by effort or management.

  10. finding meaning, definition, what is finding: the information that someone has discove...: Learn more.

  11. finding. (faɪndɪŋ ) Word forms: plural findings. 1. countable noun. Someone's findings are the information they get or the conclusions they come to as the result of an investigation or some research. One of the main findings of the survey was the confusion about the facilities already in place.