# finding

Pronunciation: say "FYN-ding" /ˈfaɪndɪŋ/

## Noun

1. A conclusion or result reached through research or an investigation.
   - Simple: A fact or answer that comes from research or careful study.
   - _The study's central finding challenged decades of accepted theory._
   - _Researchers published their findings in a leading medical journal._
3. Something that has been found; a discovery.
   - Simple: Something that someone has found, especially something valuable or interesting.
   - _Each finding from the excavation was cleaned, labeled, and photographed before it left the site._
   - _Most findings from the Roman villa, chiefly pottery and coins, went to the regional museum._
4. A formal conclusion reached by a judge, jury, or regulatory agency on questions of fact.
   - Simple: An official conclusion about the facts of a case, reached by a judge, jury, or government agency.
   - _The court's finding of negligence led to a large damages award._
   - _The commission's finding that the company had broken pricing rules led to a heavy fine._
5. The act or an instance of discovering something, whether through searching or by chance.
   - Simple: The act of coming across something, either by looking for it or by luck.
   - _The accidental finding of oil transformed the small town overnight._
   - _Chance findings of that kind rarely happen twice in one career._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of find. — present participle and gerund of find
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of find. Use this -ing form for an action in progress, or as a noun for the activity.
   - _He is finding his new job more rewarding than expected._
   - _We are finding that customers prefer the simpler design._

## Other meanings

- (noun) A self-contained component used in assembling a piece of jewelry, such as a clasp, hook, or earring back.
- (noun) The tools or materials used in making or repairing shoes.

## Origin

Made from "find" plus the suffix "-ing," it goes back to Old English findincge and Middle English fyndyng.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/finding (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).