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finding definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb find 7 of 16 senses of find Sense 2 detect, observe, find discover, notice => find out catch out => instantiate => trace => see Sense 3 find regain => feel => locate, turn up => fall upon strike, come upon light upon chance upon come across chance on happen upon attain, discover => rout up rout out Sense 4 determine, find find out ascertain => refract => count number, enumerate => admeasure => situate, locate Sense 6 witness, find see => catch Sense 9 discover, find => rake up => ferret out ferret Sense 12 receive, get find obtain, incur => take Sense 14 recover, retrieve, find regain => access Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb find 7 of 16 senses of find Sense 2 detect, observe, find discover, notice => find out catch out => instantiate => trace => see Sense 3 find regain => feel => locate, turn up => unearth => pinpoint, nail => fall upon strike, come upon light upon chance upon come across chance on happen upon attain, discover => rout up rout out Sense 4 determine, find find out ascertain => refract => count number, enumerate => recount => miscount => census => total, tot, tot up sum, sum up summate, tote up add add together, tally, add up => admeasure => situate, locate => map => place localize, localise Sense 6 witness, find see => catch Sense 9 discover, find => rake up => ferret out ferret Sense 12 receive, get find obtain, incur => take Sense 14 recover, retrieve, find regain => access => log in log on login Entailment of verb find Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb find 16 senses of find Sense 1 find happen, chance, bump, encounter Sense 2 detect, observe, find discover, notice => sight Sense 3 find regain => get acquire Sense 4 determine, find find out ascertain Sense 5 find feel => conclude Sense 6 witness, find see => experience, undergo, see go through Sense 7 line up get hold come up find => get acquire Sense 8 discover, find => conceive, conceptualize, conceptualise Sense 9 discover, find => learn, hear, get word get wind, pick up find out get a line discover, see Also See-> find out#2 Sense 10 find => get acquire Sense 11 rule find => pronounce, label, judge Sense 12 receive, get find obtain, incur => change Sense 13 find => perceive, comprehend Sense 14 recover, retrieve, find regain => get acquire Sense 15 find => reach, attain, make hit, arrive at gain Sense 16 find oneself, find => mature, maturate, grow Familiarity of verb find find used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 16) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb find Sense 2 detect, observe, find discover, notice => sight Sense 4 determine, find find out ascertain Sense 8 discover, find => conceive, conceptualize, conceptualise Sense 9 discover, find => learn, hear, get word get wind, pick up find out get a line discover, see -------------- Sense 3 find regain => get acquire Sense 10 find => get acquire Sense 14 recover, retrieve, find regain => get acquire -------------- Sense 5 find feel => conclude Sense 11 rule find => pronounce, label, judge -------------- Sense 6 witness, find see => experience, undergo, see go through Sense 13 find => perceive, comprehend -------------- Sense 1 find happen, chance, bump, encounter -------------- Sense 7 line up get hold come up find => get acquire -------------- Sense 12 receive, get find obtain, incur => change -------------- Sense 15 find => reach, attain, make hit, arrive at gain -------------- Sense 16 find oneself, find => mature, maturate, grow -------------- Grep of noun finding faultfinding finding finding of fact finding of law Overview of noun finding The noun finding has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (16) determination, finding -- (the act of determining the properties of something) 2. (3) finding -- (the decision of a court on issues of fact or law) 3. (1) finding -- (something that is found "the findings in the gastrointestinal tract indicate that he died several hours after dinner"; "an area rich in archaelogical findings") Overview of verb find The verb find has 16 senses (first 13 from tagged texts) 1. (159) find happen, chance, bump, encounter -- (come upon as if by accident; meet with "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") 2. (151) detect, observe, find discover, notice -- (discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint") 3. (86) find regain -- (come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?" "I cannot find my gloves!") 4. (60) determine, find find out ascertain -- (after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize") 5. (57) find feel -- (come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds: "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining") 6. (45) witness, find see -- (perceive with any or all of one's senses "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; give rise to or be characterized by "The 1960 saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results") 7. (42) line up get hold come up find -- (get something or somebody for a specific purpose; "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") 8. (34) discover, find -- (make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle") 9. (29) discover, find -- (make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover") 10. (18) find -- (obtain through effort or management; "She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents"; "We found the money to send our sons to college") 11. (16) rule find -- (decide on and make a declaration about "find someone guilty") 12. (13) receive, get find obtain, incur -- (receive a specified treatment (abstract); "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") 13. (11) find -- (perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place "I found myself in a difficult situation"; "When he woke up he found himself in a hospital room") 14. recover, retrieve, find regain -- (get or find back recover the use of "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly") 15. find -- (succeed in reaching; arrive at "The arrrow found its mark") 16. find oneself, find -- (accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation; "My son went to Berkeley to find himself") Grep of adj finding fact-finding faultfinding Overview of noun finding The noun finding has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (16) determination, finding -- (the act of determining the properties of something) 2. (3) finding -- (the decision of a court on issues of fact or law) 3. (1) finding -- (something that is found "the findings in the gastrointestinal tract indicate that he died several hours after dinner"; "an area rich in archaelogical findings") Overview of verb find The verb find has 16 senses (first 13 from tagged texts) 1. (159) find happen, chance, bump, encounter -- (come upon as if by accident; meet with "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") 2. (151) detect, observe, find discover, notice -- (discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint") 3. (86) find regain -- (come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?" "I cannot find my gloves!") 4. (60) determine, find find out ascertain -- (after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize") 5. (57) find feel -- (come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds: "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining") 6. (45) witness, find see -- (perceive with any or all of one's senses "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; give rise to or be characterized by "The 1960 saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results") 7. (42) line up get hold come up find -- (get something or somebody for a specific purpose; "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") 8. (34) discover, find -- (make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle") 9. (29) discover, find -- (make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover") 10. (18) find -- (obtain through effort or management; "She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents"; "We found the money to send our sons to college") 11. (16) rule find -- (decide on and make a declaration about "find someone guilty") 12. (13) receive, get find obtain, incur -- (receive a specified treatment (abstract); "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") 13. (11) find -- (perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place "I found myself in a difficult situation"; "When he woke up he found himself in a hospital room") 14. recover, retrieve, find regain -- (get or find back recover the use of "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly") 15. find -- (succeed in reaching; arrive at "The arrrow found its mark") 16. find oneself, find -- (accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation; "My son went to Berkeley to find himself")
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