finding

To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.

To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.

“I found my car keys. They were under the couch.”

(ditransitive) To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end.

“Water is found to be a compound substance.”

To gain, as the object of desire or effort.

“to find leisure; to find means”

To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire.

“Looks like he found a new vehicle for himself!”

To point out.

“He kept finding faults with my work.”

(ditransitive) To decide that, to discover that, to form the opinion that.

“I find your argument unsatisfactory.”

To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish.

“to find a verdict; to find a true bill (of indictment) against an accused person”

To supply; to furnish.

“to find food for workmen”

To provide for

“He finds his nephew in money.”

To determine or judge.

“The jury finds for the defendant.”

To discover game.

A result of research or an investigation.

A formal conclusion by a judge, jury or regulatory agency on issues of fact.

That which is found, a find, a discovery.

The act of discovering something by chance, an instance of finding something by chance.

(generally plural) Tools or materials used in shoe making or repair.

A self-contained component of assembled jewellery.