Finding

Definition: Finding

Finding

Noun

1. The act of determining the properties of something.

2. The decision of a court on issues of fact or law.

3. Something that is found; "the findings in the gastrointestinal tract indicate that he died several hours after dinner"; "an area rich in archaelogical findings".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "finding" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references)

Post & Telecom

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Synonym: Finding

Judgment

Decision, determination, judgment, finding, verdict, sentence, decree; findings of fact; findings of law; res judicata.

Mart

Shop, emporium, establishment; store; department store, general store, five and ten, variety store, co-op, finding store, grindery warehouse.

Crosswords: Finding

Two of them were killers that never made it past the age of 35. The other is a non-practicing attorney, living within the pain of his past, too afraid to let go, finding reassurance instead of confronting its horror (Sleepers; writing credit: Barry Levinson)

It's like finding a needle in a stack of needles (Saving Private Ryan; writing credit: Robert Rodat)

I guess you're finding the sun kind of hard to take, after the North Atlantic (The Enemy Below; writing credit: Wendell Mayes. Based on the novel by D.A. Rayner.)

Ecchh! That's like finding out there was a Chuck Hitler (Caroline in the City; writing credit: Angela Carneiro)

Janine, someone with your qualifications would have no trouble finding a top-flight job in either the food service or housekeeping industries (Ghost Busters; writing credit: Dan Aykroyd; Harold Ramis)

I would be open to spending time with you and finding out how old you were when (Unsent; performing artist: Alanis Morissette)

The reflex is in charge of finding treasure in the dark (The Reflex; performing artist: Duran Duran)

Cuz soon you'll be finding (Escape; performing artist: Enrique Iglesias)

Searching but not finding ("This Masquerade"; performing artist: George Benson)

Why it takes so long for me finding you (Differences; performing artist: Ginuwine)

Foot: A device for finding furniture in the dark. (references; author: unknown)

Love is not finding a perfect person, it is seeing an imperfect person perfectly. (references; author: unknown)

Success in marriage is more than finding the right person: It's becoming the right person. (references; author: unknown)

No one should live by the early bird policy without finding out whether he classifies as a bird or a worm. (references; author: unknown)

Finding Nemo (2003)

The Finding (1990)

Finding Mary March (1988)

Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer (1983)

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Books

• The Girls' Guide to Guys: Straight Talk on Teens of Flirting, Dating, Breaking Up, Making Up, and Finding True Love (reference)

• Finding Heaven: Stories of Going Home (reference)

• The Lost Explorer: Finding Mallory on Mt. Everest (reference)

• Deer Talk: Your Guide to Finding, Calling, and Hunting Mule Deer and Whitetails, With Rifle, Bow or Camera (reference)

• Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World: Finding Intimacy With God in the Busyness of Life (Revised Edition with New Bible Study) (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Code Of Federal Regulations : Cfr Index And Finding Aids (reference)

• Finding Products & Services For The Information Profession (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Finding Forrester (reference)

• Finding Graceland (reference)

• Major League Baseball Hitters on Hitting - Finding the Sweet Spot (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Act of Finding (reference)

• Denyer: Finding Refuge in the Remains (reference)

• Finding Forrester (2000 Film) [SOUNDTRACK] (reference)

• Finding Paradise (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Finding Nemo (reference)

• Finding Nemo Activity Set (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods

• General Tools 1210 12" Center Finding Steel Rule (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

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Incidental autopsy finding of pedunculated polyp in colon. Credit: CDC.

Histopathologic brain tissue from a rabies patient displaying the pathognomonic finding of Negri Bodies within the neuronal cytoplasm, and stained using H&E stain. Credit: CDC.

Sandy Hook Bar, New York Harbor entrance Surveyed under the direction of Lt. Cmdg. Thomas R. Gedney, 1835 Hydrographic Survey H-53 This survey helped publicize survey efforts by finding a new channel This channel made it easier and cheaper to enter and leave New York Harbor. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Tractor equipped with crevasse finding discs. Minnesota Camp to Byrd Station Traverse. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Figure 61. Electrosounder, used by the Italian Navy in 1954, employed a small explosive device which exploded on impact with the bottom and the sound subsequently was heard at a hydrophone on a ship. The use of explosives for depth finding was first suggested by a French engineer, Urbain Dortet de Tessan about 1850. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Foods like these from around the world are finding a place on American tables. Thousands of potential crops are stored in ARS germplasm repositories nationwide. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Keith Weller..

Laboratory research is often the first step in finding ways to prevent and treat eye disease. Credit: National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health.

Underway, circa 1965. This photograph was received from Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Force, Atlantic Fleet, in June 1965. Note that the large antenna for a SPS-37A (or SPS-43A) air search radar is now located atop Boston's mainmast, replaced on the pedestal aft of that mast by a SPS-30 height finding radar. Her TACAN (Tactical Air Navigation) "pot" has been moved from the mainmast to the foremast. Credit: NAVY.

At the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 11 April 1942. Among the details visible are: newly-installed 20mm guns; blowers mounted on deck aft of # 2 5"/38 gun; Mk. 33 gun directors atop pilothouse; radio-direction finding antennas on pilothouse face; and quadruple torpedo tubes amidships. Credit: NAVY.

Stephen finding his mother. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

The people therefore, finding reason to be satisfied with these princes, whenever they acted without, or contrary to the letter of the law, acquiesced in what they did, and, without the least complaint, let them enlarge their prerogative as they pleased, judging rightly, that they did nothing herein to the prejudice of their laws, since they acted conformable to the foundation and end of all laws, the public good. (Second Treatise of Government)

There shall be excluded from the share of such financial liabilities assumed by Poland that portion of the debt which, according to the finding of the Reparation Commission referred to in the above-mentioned Article, arises from measures adopted by the German and Prussian Governments with a view to German colonisation in Poland. (reference)

Any language [347 U.S. 483, 495] in Plessy v. Ferguson contrary to this finding is rejected. (reference)

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Soon finding, however, that either she or the image was unreal, she turned elsewhere for better pastime

This delicacy accommodated itself to the serge dress, finding in its harsh touch a continual reminder of Heaven and of God.

In finding the answers to them I found the theory of esthetic which I am trying to explain

They popped down the mountain, twisting and looping, losing the valley sometimes, and then finding it again

These papers are delivered to a set of artists, very dexterous in finding out the mysterious meanings of words, syllables, and letters

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Health

Proper diagnosis and active case finding are imperative. (references)

Diagnosis is based on finding the cyst-like stage in feces. (references)

All of these factors complicate the task of finding volunteers. (references)

Business

While books are struggling in finding the way, music is off to a smoother start. (references)

But this year, even in the summer, finding customers for rental machinery proved difficult. (references)

Such companies are numerous on the market and face greater competition in finding a customer. (references)

Children

Barbados

At year's end, the unit met its target of finding employment for 25 persons; however, only 8 had been hired on a full-time basis. (references)

Kyrgyz Republic

In addition persons with disabilities often had difficulty finding employment because of negative societal attitudes and high unemployment among the general population. (references)

Malawi

Girls, especially in rural areas, historically have been unable to complete even a primary education, and are therefore at a serious disadvantage in finding employment. (references)

Civil Liberties

Iceland

The refugees are granted work permits and assisted in finding jobs. (references)

Algeria

Ababsah stated that she intended to oppose the finding in her case. (references)

Yemen

The court, finding no basis in fact for his allegations, also fined al-Hadhri $6,471 (1.1 million riyals). (references)

Economic History

Czech Rep

The most important first step is finding a local partner. (references)

Uk

The UK could be finding cheaper imports from other EU countries. (references)

Italy

Also, fairs are useful for finding an agent, distributor, or representative. (references)

Human Rights

Bolivia

The advisor then recommends a finding of either innocence or guilt. (references)

Indonesia

Fact finding teams from the MPR and KOMNAS-HAM investigated the killing. (references)

Gambia

This decree formally remains in effect, pending a judicial finding that the decree is inconsistent with the Constitution. (references)

Indigenous People

Mexico

In commercial transactions, bilingual middlemen take advantage frequently of non-Spanish speakers who also have difficulty finding employment in Spanish-speaking areas. (references)

Minorities

Estonia

The President's Roundtable continued to work toward finding practical solutions to the problems of noncitizens. (references)

Bahrain

Bidoon and citizens who speak Farsi rather than Arabic as their first language face significant social and economic discrimination, including difficulty in finding employment. (references)

Political Economy

BRAZIL

The WTO Appellate Body upheld this finding. (references)

Cyprus

The most prominent aspect of the relationship is the U.S. effort to assist Cyprus in finding a way to resolve the island's political division. (references)

Slovak Republic

A disproportionate number of unemployed are Roma, who face exceptional difficulties in finding and holding jobs, partly as a result of discrimination. (references)

Political Rights

Armenia

Thousands of voters had to appeal to local courts on election day in order to cast their votes, after finding that their names had been left off local voter lists. (references)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

To break the deadlock, the High Representative issued a legal finding stating that both the Cantonal Assemblies and the Federation House of Peoples could be constituted by those delegates who took their seats. (references)

Chad

Local elections have been delayed since the conclusion of the 1997 parliamentary elections and are not scheduled to occur until at least 2002. In September 1999, the Constitutional Court returned both legislative bills to the Parliament after finding that they violated the Constitution. (references)

Trade

Chad

U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service district offices and Regional Export Assistance Centers located through out the U.S. can assist U.S. exporters in finding the most appropriate financing option. (references)

Nigeria

According to "Guidelines for Imports into Nigeria," effective April 1, 1996 all imports into Nigeria must possess a Clean Report of Finding (CRF) and an Import Duty Report (IDR) to be cleared through customs. (references)

Japan

Assistance available includes low interest loans to encourage imports, assistance in finding Japanese business partners, market research, export study programs, and the provision of free temporary office space in six Japanese cities. (references)

Travel

Armenia

Finding an interpreter or translator does not present a problem. (references)

Kuwait

Americans visiting Kuwait will have no problem finding modern, spacious and air conditioned housing. (references)

Austria

In the tourist high seasons, there may be difficulties finding lodgings on short notice in Vienna, Innsbruck and Salzburg. (references)

Women

Kiribati

Nevertheless, women slowly are finding work in unskilled and semiskilled occupations. (references)

Latvia

They are involved in finding employment for women, lobbying for increased social benefits, and assisting victims of domestic abuse. (references)

Qatar

Women largely are relegated to the roles of mother and homemaker, but some women are now finding jobs in education, medicine, and the news media. (references)

Worker Rights

Nicaragua

The CST then appealed that finding to an appellate court. (references)

El Salvador

In June the CFA reiterated its 1999 finding that the existing labor code restricts freedom of association. (references)

Vietnam

However, the ordinance permits citizens to excuse themselves from this obligation by finding a substitute or paying a fee. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "finding": automatic direction finding ♦ direction finding ♦ direction finding aerial ♦ fact finding ♦ fault finding ♦ finding of fact ♦ finding of law ♦ finding store ♦ radio range finding ♦ range finding ♦ theft by finding. Additional references.

Beginning with "finding": finding-list, finding-out.

Ending with "finding": case-finding, direction-finding, food-finding, room-finding, route-finding, word-finding.

Containing "finding": fact-finding mission, fact-finding panel, fact-finding trip, radio direction-finding station.

Albanian

zbulim (detection, disclosure, discovery, divulge, exploration, exposure, eye opener, guess, intelligence, invention, outcrop, prospection, reconnaissance, reconnoiter, reconnoitre, reveal, strike, uncovering), vegla (kit, paraphernalia, tackle), përfundim (afterpiece, closing, closure, completion, conclusion, consequence, consummation, denouement, derivation, development, eduction, effect, end product, event, expiration, finality, finish, fulfillment, fulfilment, harvest, issue, job, lapse, last, offshoot, offspring, outcome, output, perfecting, performance, result, resume, rider, total, train, upshot, windup), konkluzion (conclusion, corollary, eduction, illation, inference, opinion, peroration, resume, rider), gjë e gjetur. (various references)

Arabic 

‏نتائج بحث, ‏نتائج (feedback, returns), ‏حكم (administer, administration, arbiter, arbitration, ascendancy, authority, award, control, decide, decision, deliverance, determination, dispensation, doom, fasten, fastening, find, govern, hand down, judge, judgement, judgment, opinion, reckon, referee, regimen, rule, ruling, run, sway, umpire, verdict), ‏اللقية شيء نفيس. (various references)

Bulgarian 

съдебно решение (holding), снабдяване (delivery, equipment, fit out, procuration, provision, purveyance, supply), откриване (detection, discovery, explication, lead off, opening, revelation), нещо намерено, намиране. (various references)

Chinese 

發現物 , 发现 (Discover, Discovered, Discoveries, Discovering, Discovery, find, found). (various references)

Czech

zjištìní (ascertainment, detection, establishment, location), rozsudek (adjudication, conviction, decision, judgement, judgment, sentence, verdict), objev (discovery, find), nález (discovery, find, strike). (various references)

Danish

søgning (search, seek). (various references)

Dutch

zoeken van een oproepende lijn. (various references)

Finnish

tulos (answer, consequence, issue, outcome, result), löydös (find), havainto (observation, perception), haku (quest, search). (various references)

French

trouvant, retrouvailles, recherche d'une ligne appelante, invention (fiction, figment), constatation. (various references)

German

fund (discovery, find, strike), vermittlung (agency, arrangement, arranging, connection, conveying, exchange, giving, imparting, insemination, instrumentality, intercession, mediation, negotiation, operator, placement, procuration, switchboard), urteilsspruch (award, judgment, sentence, verdict), Suchwahl, suche (hunt, hunting, quest, scout, scouting, search, searching), gefunden (encountered, found, funds), erkenntnis (cognition, cognizance, decision, discovery, insight, knowledge, realization, recognition, verdict), ergebnisse (pl., profits, results), entdeckung (detection, discovery, recovering, serendipity, spotting), Beurteilung (adjudication, assessment, evaluation, judg(e)ment, judgment, review, valuation), auffindend. (various references)

Greek 

πόρισμα (corollary, deduction), εύρημα (bonanza, find, treasure trove), εύρεση (location), ανεύρεση (discovery, find), αναζήτηση (pursuit, quest, search). (various references)

Hebrew 

ממצא (discovery, find), מציאה (bargain, discovery, find, windfall), תגלית (discovery, find). (various references)

Hungarian

lelet (artefact, find, waif), talált tárgy (find, waif), megtalálás (recovery, rediscovery), felfedezés (discovery, find, revelation, tracing). (various references)

Indonesian

temuan (something found). (various references)

Italian

verdetto (assize, judgement, judgment, verdict), sentenza (decree, judgement, judgment, legal decision, sentence, verdict), scoperta (detection, disclosure, discovery, find, serendipity, strike), ritrovamento (find), ricerca libera in avanti, conclusione (close, conclusion, decision, end, ending, inference, tag, upshot). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

拾得 (picking up). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

しゅうとく (acquisition, learning, picking up, receiving, reception), はっけん (detection, discovery, note issuing). (various references)

Korean 

발견 (Discoveries, Discovering, Discovery, find, founding, heuristic). (various references)

Manx

leeideilys (direction finding, guidance, leadership), brah foutyn (fault finding). (various references)

Norwegian

funn (find), kjennelse. (various references)

Pig Latin

indingfay.(various references)

Portuguese

procura de uma linha de chamada, invenção (coinage, contrivance, device, excogitation, fabrication, fiction, figment, flam, gadget, invention, mintage, origination), descoberta (detection, discovery, find), decisão (definition, determination, purpose, rede, resolution, resolve, settlement, settling, verdict, will), conclusão (close, consequence, deduction, effect, end, ending, finale, inference, result, termination, upshot, windup), achado (find, found). (various references)

Romanian

furnituri (furnishings, requisites, supplies, trimmings), verdict (deliverance, doom, opinion, sentence, verdict), gãsire (find), descoperire (disclosure, discovery, find, invention, revelation, strike), constatãri, concluzie (conclusion, decision, deduction, determination, end, inference, laconism, opinion, upshot). (various references)

Russian 

решение суда (judgement, judgment), открытие (detection, disclosure, discovery, opening), обнаружение (detection, disclosure, sighting, spotting), обнаруживать обнаружение, находка (find, godsend, nakhodka, strike, trouvaille), заключение (amen, close, closing, completion, conclusion, contraction, deduction, finale, illation, imprisonment, incarceration, peroration, upshot). (various references)

Scottish

faotainn (getting), amas (hitting, hitting a mark). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

zaključak (conclusion, illation, inference), pronalazak (contrivance, discovery, invention), odluka (decision, decree, determination, ordination, resolution), nalazište (deposit, discovery, find), nalaz. (various references)

Spanish

investigación (going, inquiry, inquisition, investigation, marketing, research, watch, watching), hallazgo (find, reward), encontrar (come across, come upon, encounter, espy, find, locate, meet, see, sift out, spot, to find, trace), descubrimiento (detection, discovery, excavation, inventiveness, strike), búsqueda de línea de llamada. (various references)

Swedish

finnande. (various references)

Thai

ผลของการสืบค้น, คำตัดสินของศาล. (various references)

Turkish

sonuç (aftermath, close, conclusion, consequence, consequent, corollary, decision, deduction, denouement, effect, end, event, fruit, harvest, inference, issue, joy, outcome, payoff, produce, product, result, resultant, sequel, show, success, sum, upshot), keşif (detection, discovery, estimation, exploration, find, reconnaissance), karar (adjudication, award, conclusion, decider, decision, decree, determination, doom, fiat, holding, judgement, resolution, resolve, sentence, verdict, vote), buluş (brain child, brainchild, breakthrough, contrivance, creation, detection, discovery, find, innovation, invention, puberty), bulma (accommodation, ascertainment, detection, find, invention, obtainment, procurement, procuring), bulgu (discovery, evidence, find, indication, symptom). (various references)

Ukrainian

відкриття (discovery, find, revelation), орієнтація (bearing, orientation), знаходження (interposition). (various references)

Vietnamese 

tài liệu phát hiện, sự tìm ra (detection, discovery), sự phát minh vật tìm thấy, sự phát hiện, sự khám phá, điều khám phá. (various references)

inquietas, inquieti, inquietos, inquietum. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various refe