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finding

/ˈfaɪndɪŋ/

Rhymes with -aɪndɪŋ

Where it comes from

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

noun findings

often, plural A result of research or an investigation. The researchers presented their findings in a new study published Aug. 12 in the journal Nature.
A formal conclusion by a judge, jury or regulatory agency on issues of fact.
That which is found, a find, a discovery.
The act of discovering something by chance, an instance of finding something by chance.
Similar: serendipity
Canada, US Tools or materials used in shoe making or repair. Boot and Shoe Findings and Leather Establishments[…] Yocum & Wilson, 225 n 2d st, Shoe Findings, Leather, Last, and Shoe Peg Warehouse
A self-contained component of assembled jewellery. They manufacture jewlers’ findings, morocco, plush and velvet jewelry cases, paper boxes, morocco boxes, jewelry cards, tags, etc.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of find

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: determination, researching, research, scan, investigation, survey, investigational, searching, discovery, discovering, lookup, inquiry, detection, devising, develop, discover

Translations

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noun result of research or an investigation

Español	descubrimiento
Français	découverte, résultat
Deutsch	Befund, Feststellung
Italiano	ritrovamento

noun conclusion on issues of fact

Italiano	riscontro, risultato

noun act or instance of discovering or finding something by chance

Français	trouvaille
Deutsch	Fund

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@misc{finding_2026,
  title = {finding},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/finding},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}