finding B1 Topic:Law & Government US /ˈfaɪndɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #1594 Meanings 1 noun Something discovered as a result of research or investigation. The study's findings surprised the whole team. 2 noun An official decision reached by a court or jury about the facts of a case. The court's finding cleared her of all charges. Thesaurus Word family Forms findings Derived forms counterfindingfact-findingfault-findingfaultfindingfindingsfishfindinghalofindingnonfindingpathfindingrangefindingrootfindingwayfinding Etymology AI details From Middle English fyndyng, Old English findincge; equivalent to find + -ing. finden Middle English findan Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government Crime & Justice External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # finding **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfaɪndɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 1594 ## Meanings 1. Something discovered as a result of research or investigation. 2. An official decision reached by a court or jury about the facts of a case. ## Examples - The study's findings surprised the whole team. - The court's finding cleared her of all charges. ## Derived Forms - counterfinding - fact-finding - fault-finding - faultfinding - findings - fishfinding - halofinding - nonfinding - pathfinding - rangefinding - rootfinding - wayfinding ## Roots and Affixes - Root: finden - Root: findan ## Etymology From Middle English fyndyng, Old English findincge; equivalent to find + -ing. ## AI Etymology Finding comes from Middle English fyndyng, Old English findincge; equivalent to find + -ing. In current use, the main senses are “Something discovered as a result of research or investigation” and “An official decision reached by a court or jury about the facts of a case”. ## Topics - Law & Government - Crime & Justice markdown