'Finding' definitions:
Definition of 'finding'
From: WordNet
noun
The act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation; "the determination of molecular structures" [syn: determination, finding]
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"
Definition of 'Finding'
From: GCIDE
- Find \Find\ (f[imac]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Found (found); p. pr. & vb. n. Finding.] [AS. findan; akin to D. vinden, OS. & OHG. findan, G. finden, Dan. finde, icel. & Sw. finna, Goth. fin[thorn]an; and perh. to L. petere to seek, Gr. pi`ptein to fall, Skr. pat to fall, fly, E. petition.]
- 1. To meet with, or light upon, accidentally; to gain the first sight or knowledge of, as of something new, or unknown; hence, to fall in with, as a person. [1913 Webster]
- Searching the window for a flint, I found This paper, thus sealed up. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- In woods and forests thou art found. --Cowley. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To learn by experience or trial; to perceive; to experience; to discover by the intellect or the feelings; to detect; to feel. "I find you passing gentle." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- The torrid zone is now found habitable. --Cowley. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To come upon by seeking; as, to find something lost. (a) To discover by sounding; as, to find bottom. (b) To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end; as, water is found to be a compound substance. (c) To gain, as the object of desire or effort; as, to find leisure; to find means. (d) To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire. [1913 Webster]
- Seek, and ye shall find. --Matt. vii. 7. [1913 Webster]
- Every mountain now hath found a tongue. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To provide for; to supply; to furnish; as, to find food for workemen; he finds his nephew in money. [1913 Webster]
- Wages [pounds]14 and all found. --London Times. [1913 Webster]
- Nothing a day and find yourself. --Dickens. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish; as, to find a verdict; to find a true bill (of indictment) against an accused person. [1913 Webster]
- To find his title with some shows of truth. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- To find out, to detect (a thief); to discover (a secret) -- to solve or unriddle (a parable or enigma); to understand. "Canst thou by searching find out God?" --Job. xi. 7. "We do hope to find out all your tricks." --Milton.
- To find fault with, to blame; to censure.
- To find one's self, to be; to fare; -- often used in speaking of health; as, how do you find yourself this morning? [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Finding'
From: GCIDE
- Finding \Find"ing\, n.
- 1. That which is found, come upon, or provided; esp. (pl.), that which a journeyman artisan finds or provides for himself; as tools, trimmings, etc. [1913 Webster]
- When a man hath been laboring . . . in the deep mines of knowledge, hath furnished out his findings in all their equipage. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Support; maintenance; that which is provided for one; expence; provision. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Law) The result of a judicial examination or inquiry, especially into some matter of fact; a verdict; as, the finding of a jury. --Burrill. [1913 Webster]
- After his friends finding and his rent. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'finding'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accomplishment,
- accouterment,
- action,
- answer,
- armament,
- ascertainment,
- award,
- bonus,
- bringing to light,
- buried treasure,
- casual discovery,
- catching,
- catering,
- chance discovery,
- chandlery,
- clearing up,
- conclusion,
- condemnation,
- consideration,
- cracking,
- decipherment,
- decision,
- declaration,
- decoding,
- decree,
- deliverance,
- denouement,
- detection,
- determination,
- determining,
- diagnosis,
- dictum,
- disclosure,
- discovery,
- disentanglement,
- distinguishment,
- doom,
- end,
- end result,
- endowment,
- equipment,
- espial,
- excavation,
- exhumation,
- explanation,
- exposure,
- find,
- finding out,
- finding-out,
- fitting out,
- foundling,
- furnishing,
- furnishment,
- gravy,
- interpretation,
- invention,
- investment,
- issue,
- judgement,
- locating,
- location,
- logistics,
- lucky strike,
- order,
- outcome,
- outfitting,
- precedent,
- preparation,
- procurement,
- prognosis,
- pronouncement,
- providing,
- provision,
- provisioning,
- purveyance,
- reason,
- recognition,
- rediscovery,
- reinforcement,
- replenishment,
- resolution,
- resolving,
- result,
- resupply,
- retailing,
- revelation,
- riddling,
- ruling,
- selling,
- sentence,
- serendipity,
- solution,
- solving,
- sorting out,
- spotting,
- strike,
- subsidization,
- subsidy,
- subvention,
- supply,
- supplying,
- treasure trove,
- trouvaille,
- trove,
- uncovering,
- unearthing,
- unraveling,
- unriddling,
- unscrambling,
- unspinning,
- untangling,
- untwisting,
- unweaving,
- upshot,
- verdict,
- victualing,
- waifs,
- waifs and strays,
- windfall,
- windfall money,
- windfall profit,
- working,
- working-out