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The correct spelling is finding.
How to pronounce finding
/ˈfaɪndɪŋ/
verbIPA: /ˈfaɪndɪŋ/
Say it like: Fin-din-g
The correct spelling is finding. To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon. For example: "I found my car keys. They were under the couch."
Usage Examples
“I found my car keys. They were under the couch.”
“Water is found to be a compound substance.”
“to find leisure; to find means”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.
- 2.To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
- 3.(ditransitive) To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end.
- 4.To gain, as the object of desire or effort.
- 5.To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire.
noun
- 1.A result of research or an investigation.
- 2.A formal conclusion by a judge, jury or regulatory agency on issues of fact.
- 3.That which is found, a find, a discovery.
- 4.The act of discovering something by chance, an instance of finding something by chance.
- 5.(generally plural) Tools or materials used in shoe making or repair.
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