FINDING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary (2025)

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finding

(faɪndɪŋ )

Word forms: plural findings

1.countable noun [usually plural]

Someone's findings are the information they get or the conclusions they come to as the result of an investigation or some research.

One of the main findings of the survey was the confusion about the facilities already in place.

Manufacturers should take note of the findings and improve their products accordingly.

Synonyms: result, decision, conclusion, verdict More Synonyms of finding

2.countable noun [usually plural, usually with poss]

The findings of a court are the decisions that it reaches after a trial or an investigation.

The government hopes the court will announce its findings before the end of the month.

Synonyms: judgment, ruling, decision, award More Synonyms of finding

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finding in British English

(ˈfaɪndɪŋ )

noun

a thing that is found or discovered

2. law

the conclusion reached after a judicial inquiry; verdict

3.(plural) US

the tools and equipment of an artisan

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finding in American English

(ˈfaɪndɪŋ )

noun

the act of one who finds; discovery

something found or discovered

3. [pl.]

miscellaneous small articles or materials used in making garments, shoes, jewelry, etc., as buttons, buckles, or clasps

4. [often pl.]

the conclusion reached after an examination or consideration of facts or data by a judge, coroner, scholar, etc.

Word origin

ME: see find

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finding in American English

(ˈfaindɪŋ)

noun

the act of a person or thing that finds; discovery

2.(often findings)

something that is found or ascertained

3.Law

a decision or verdict after judicial inquiry

4. See findings

Word origin

[bef. 1000; ME, OE; see find, -ing1]

Examples of 'finding' in a sentence

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It will report its findings next year.

The Guardian (2016)

Some record stores are finding it hard to keep new age albums in stock.

The Guardian (2016)

But the new personalities are finding it hard to impose themselves.

The Guardian (2018)

That finding is based on preliminary data available for installations globally last year.

The Guardian (2019)

These findings suggest that a similar pattern is likely to persist into the coming decades.

The Guardian (2022)

The findings come from tests on mice.

The Sun (2016)

The researchers hope the findings will increase treatment options because they can study recurring tumours to find out how they evolved.

Times, Sunday Times (2017)

While we wait for the findings of the investigation into this fraud, we should conduct our own inquiries.

Times, Sunday Times (2016)

And they have frequently made a far bigger splash than the original inquiry findings.

Times, Sunday Times (2007)

The consultation on the findings ends tomorrow.

Times, Sunday Times (2011)

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finding

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(of a contract, lease, etc) having or involving burdens or obligations that counterbalance or outweigh the advantages

larceny onerous unilateral

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descending or capable of descending to succeeding generations by inheritance

hereditary instruct place of safety order

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to assess and charge (land or its owner) with a public burden, such as a tax

agist instruct place of safety order

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the restraint of a person's liberty without lawful authority

false imprisonment larceny morganatic

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a writ ordering that a judgment be enforced

habeas corpus scire facias writ of execution

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COBUILD Collocations

finding

findings highlight

findings illustrate

findings imply

findings indicate

findings reveal

findings show

findings suggest

findings support

important finding

initial finding

interesting finding

intriguing finding

key finding

laboratory findings

poll findings

positive finding

preliminary finding

publish a finding

recent finding

release a finding

report a finding

research finding

scientific findings

similar finding

striking finding

study finding

surprising finding

survey finding

unexpected finding