findings Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a collection of tools and other articles used by an artisan to make jewelry or clothing or shoes
   
2. noun the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
   finding; determination.
   
   • the determination of molecular structures
3. noun the decision of a court on issues of fact or law
   finding.
   
4. noun something that is found
   finding.
   
   • the findings in the gastrointestinal tract indicate that he died several hours after dinner
   • an area rich in archaeological findings
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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!
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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
12. verb make a discovery, make a new finding
    discover; find.
    
    • Roentgen discovered X-rays
    • Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle
13. verb make a discovery
    discover; find.
    
    • She found that he had lied to her
    • The story is false, so far as I can discover
14. 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
15. verb decide on and make a declaration about
    find; rule.
    
    • find someone guilty
16. 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
17. 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
18. 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
19. verb succeed in reaching; arrive at
    find.
    
    • The arrow found its mark
20. 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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