finding Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
   determination.
   
   • the determination of molecular structures
2. noun the decision of a court on issues of fact or law
   
3. 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
4. verb come upon, as if by accident; meet with
   chance; bump; happen; find; encounter.
   
   • We find this idea in Plato
   • I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here
   • She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day
5. verb discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
   notice; observe; detect; find; discover.
   
   • She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water
   • We found traces of lead in the paint
6. verb come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
   regain; find.
   
   • Did you find your glasses?
   • I cannot find my gloves!
7. verb establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
   find out; find; determine; ascertain.
   
   • find the product of two numbers
   • The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize
8. verb come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
   feel; find.
   
   • I feel that he doesn't like me
   • I find him to be obnoxious
   • I found the movie rather entertaining
9. verb perceive or be contemporaneous with
   see; find; witness.
   
   • We found Republicans winning the offices
   • You'll see a lot of cheating in this school
   • The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions
   • I want to see results
10. verb get something or somebody for a specific purpose
    line up; get hold; find; come up.
    
    • I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener
    • I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing
    • The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter
11. verb make a discovery, make a new finding
    discover; find.
    
    • Roentgen discovered X-rays
    • Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle
12. verb make a discovery
    discover; find.
    
    • She found that he had lied to her
    • The story is false, so far as I can discover
13. verb obtain through effort or management
    find.
    
    • She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents
    • We found the money to send our sons to college
14. verb decide on and make a declaration about
    find; rule.
    
    • find someone guilty
15. verb receive a specified treatment (abstract)
    receive; incur; obtain; find; get.
    
    • These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation
    • His movie received a good review
    • I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions
16. verb perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
    find.
    
    • I found myself in a difficult situation
    • When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room
17. verb get or find back; recover the use of
    regain; recover; retrieve; find.
    
    • She regained control of herself
    • She found her voice and replied quickly
18. verb succeed in reaching; arrive at
    find.
    
    • The arrow found its mark
19. verb accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation
    find oneself; find.
    
    • My son went to Berkeley to find himself

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