finding

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.

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Word family

Forms findings

Derived forms counterfindingfact-findingfault-findingfaultfindingfindingsfishfindinghalofindingnonfindingpathfindingrangefindingrootfindingwayfinding

Etymology

From Middle English fyndyng, Old English findincge; equivalent to find + -ing.

finden Middle English findan Old English

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General Vocabulary

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# 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
- General Vocabulary

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