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• find·ing — /ˈfaındıŋ/ noun, pl ings [count] 1 : a legal decision : ↑verdict The Supreme Court overturned the lower court s finding. 2 : the results of an investigation usually plural He published his findings in a medical journal …   Useful english dictionary

• fact-find|ing — «FAKT FYN dihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. = investigation. (Cf. ↑investigation) 2. = mediation. (Cf. ↑mediation) –adj. 1. of or having to do with investigation; investigating: »a fact finding study of immigration. 2. h …   Useful english dictionary

• fault|find|ing — «FLT FYN dihng», noun, adjective. –n. the act of finding fault. –adj. finding fault; complaining; pointing out faults. SYNONYM(S): captious, critical …   Useful english dictionary

• path|find|ing — «PATH FYN dihng», noun, adjective. –n. the act or process of discovering a path or way; pioneering. –adj. pathbreaking; trailblazing: »Some men prefer…the pathfinding and solitary conquest of a mountain top (Mortimer Adler) …   Useful english dictionary

• range|find|ing — «RAYNJ FYN dihn, noun. the act or process of estimating the range or distance of an object, as by a range finder …   Useful english dictionary

• find — vb found, find·ing vt 1: to come upon accidentally or through effort found a valuable antique in the old desk found a buyer for the property 2: to make a judicial determination regarding …   Law dictionary

• find — [[t]faɪnd[/t]] v. found, find•ing, n. 1) to come upon by chance; meet with: to find a dime in the street[/ex] 2) to locate, attain, or obtain by search or effort: to find an apartment[/ex] 3) to recover (something lost) 4) to discover or perceive …   From formal English to slang

• ING 4727 — was a barge belonging to Ingram Barge Company that became infamous when it went over or through a levee and landed in a residential neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana during Hurricane Katrina.Background and specificationsING 4727 was built in …   Wikipedia

• find — [[t]fa͟ɪnd[/t]] ♦ finds, finding, found 1) VERB If you find someone or something, you see them or learn where they are. [V n] The police also found a pistol... [V n] They have spent ages looking at the map and can t find a trace of anywhere… …   English dictionary

• '-ing' forms — ◊ GRAMMAR ing forms are also called present participles. Most ing forms are formed by adding ing to the base form of a verb, for example asking , eating , and passing . Sometimes there is a change in spelling, as in dying , making , and putting …   Useful english dictionary