FINDING


Meaning of FINDING in English

noun

1 ( usually findings ) result of research into sth

ADJECTIVE

▪ important , key , significant

I'll now summarize the key ~s from these studies.

▪ main

▪ general

▪ interesting

▪ striking , surprising , unexpected

▪ novel

▪ positive

▪ conflicting

▪ early , initial , original

▪ interim , preliminary

He will present his preliminary ~s at the conference.

▪ new , recent

The original results conflict with more recent ~s.

▪ scientific

▪ laboratory

▪ clinical

▪ empirical , experimental

▪ research , study , survey

VERB + FINDING

▪ record , write up

Students were asked to write up their ~s in the form of a report.

▪ summarize

▪ announce , give , present , publish , report

The ~s of the commission have not yet been made public.

They will present their ~s to senior police officers.

▪ make public , release , reveal

▪ explain , interpret

▪ examine

▪ comment on , discuss

▪ confirm , corroborate , support

UN official reports supported the preliminary ~s.

▪ contradict

▪ challenge

Scientists have challenged the ~s of the researchers.

▪ replicate

FINDING + VERB

▪ be based on sth

The ~s are based on interviews with more than 2 000 people.

▪ relate to sth

Our ~s relate to physically rather than visually handicapped students.

▪ apply to sth

The ~s from the case study school may apply to schools elsewhere.

▪ demonstrate sth , reveal sth , show sth

Our ~s point to a lack of training among social services staff.

▪ imply sth , indicate sth , point to sth , point towards/toward sth , suggest sth

▪ agree with sth , be consistent with sth , be in agreement with sth , be in line with sth , confirm sth , support sth

Our recent ~s are in line with those of an earlier study.

▪ conflict (with sth) , contradict sth

▪ lead to sth

The ~s led to the conclusion that … 

▪ provide sth

The research ~s will provide practical assistance for teachers.

▪ be made

Similar ~s were made in Spain.

▪ emerge

Similar ~s emerged from a later experiment.

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ about

recent scientific ~s about sleep patterns

▪ ~ for

The ~s for one group can be applied to the others.

▪ ~ from

~s from a recent research project

▪ ~ on

newly published ~s on the depopulation of the countryside

2 decision by a court

VERB + FINDING

▪ make

▪ justify

The facts of this case do not justify a ~ of negligence.

▪ uphold

The appeal court upheld a ~ that the agreement was unlawful.

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ against

a ~ against him by the commission

▪ ~ in favour/favor of

The court made a ~ in favour/favor of the defendant.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .