finding

Speech parts

1. finding - Noun

2. finding - Verb

Meaning

of Find

That which is found, come upon, or provided; esp. (pl.), that which a journeyman artisan finds or provides for himself; as tools, trimmings, etc.

Support; maintenance; that which is provided for one; expence; provision.

The result of a judicial examination or inquiry, especially into some matter of fact; a verdict; as, the finding of a jury.

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Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear. Thucydides

I do not know what I may appear to the world but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay. Isaac Newton

Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for. Dag Hammarskjöld

The pleasure of finding something is worth more than what you find. Persian Proverb

Some men build a wine cellar after only finding one grape. Lebanese Proverb

An old loan repaid is like finding something new. Russian Proverb

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