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# findings

noun, plural (findings); singular a finding (rare)

«findings» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The facts or results someone has discovered after studying, testing or investigating something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/findings/#m1)
2. (law) What a court or official inquiry decides is true. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/findings/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons pupils write up their findings after an experiment: what they found out, often with a table or graph. In the news «the findings of a report» are its main results. Phrases: «report your findings», «the findings show», «key findings».

### Examples

- Write your findings in the table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/findings/#x1)
- Our findings show that plants grow faster in light. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/findings/#x2)
- The scientists shared their findings with the world. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/findings/#x3)
- The findings of the report surprised everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/findings/#x4)
- The inquiry's findings said the bridge was unsafe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/findings/#x5)
- Present your findings to the class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/findings/#x6)

### Note

Usually plural: findings. «Findings show», not «shows». Different from «finding» as the verb form of «find».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «findings» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/findings/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«findings» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/findings.html) on Mova free.