findings

«findings» in Mova's school dictionary: The facts or results someone has discovered after… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

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

meaning for a pupil

1) The facts or results someone has discovered after studying, testing or investigating something. tree →

2) (law) What a court or official inquiry decides is true. tree →

sense 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 →
• Our findings show that plants grow faster in light. tree →
• The scientists shared their findings with the world. tree →
• The findings of the report surprised everyone. tree →
• The inquiry's findings said the bridge was unsafe. tree →
• Present your findings to the class. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «findings» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.