Finding
['faɪndɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) the decision of a court on issues of fact or law.
(noun.) something that is found; 'the findings in the gastrointestinal tract indicate that he died several hours after dinner'; 'an area rich in archaeological findings'.
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Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Find
(n.) That which is found, come upon, or provided; esp. (pl.), that which a journeyman artisan finds or provides for himself; as tools, trimmings, etc.
(n.) Support; maintenance; that which is provided for one; expence; provision.
(n.) The result of a judicial examination or inquiry, especially into some matter of fact; a verdict; as, the finding of a jury.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Discovery.[2]. (Law.) Verdict.
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Examples
- And thus young Lord Greystoke took the first step toward the goal which he had set--the finding of other white men like himself. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- But here there was the difficulty of finding room, so many things having been taken in beforehand. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- I glanced at my companion, and finding that he had already risen and was ready to depart, thanked them for what they had told me, and took my leave. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I was not long in finding out that the objections to Smith's promotion were well founded. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I am told many of these persons think about her, sir, I went ongaining courage on finding that I met attention rather than repulse. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- From every provident point of view his mother was so undoubtedly right, that he was not without a sickness of heart in finding he could shake her. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Finding him at last beginning to tire, we drew him into the boat, and brought him home dripping wet. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- She was afraid of talking longer of his friend; and, having nothing else to say, was now determined to leave the trouble of finding a subject to him. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- It puts the student in the habitual attitude of finding points of contact and mutual bearings. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Criminology (to use an awkward word) is finding a human center. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Finding my apprehensions unfounded, however, and calmed by the deep silence that reigned as evening declined at nightfall, I took confidence. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- You must pardon my finding fault with you,--but why not have brought him? Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- He patted her back soothingly, and finding that she was recovering, followed it up by a bashful kiss or two, which brought Jo round at once. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Once smelting was known to men, there is no great marvel in the finding of iron. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Inquiring at the hotel, I received the necessary directions for finding the Sergeant's cottage. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Gascoigne's determinations of, for example, the diameter of the sun, bear comparison with the findings o f even recent astronomical science. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- I should hate to trust its findings further than to differentiate between individuals. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
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