Collocations for "finding"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "finding" in context.
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find
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- find a [penny, wallet, watch]
- find your (lost) [keys, phone, wallet]
- have you found your [keys]?
- I can't find my [keys]
- found (it) [under, in, inside, next to, behind]
- find it [again, later]
- [can, should, will] find it
- let me help you find it
- [police, researchers, scientists] are trying to find
- find a [cure for, way to]
- find [information, answers, clues, hints]
- find the [best, worst] possible way
- find [peace, calm, disclosure]
- find by [category, price]
- found in [Canada, the ground, her purse]
- nowhere to be found
- found her [crying, bleeding, laughing]
- find it [funny, interesting] that
- find it [interesting, sad, difficult] (to)
- find him [attractive, boring, great company]
- find him [extremely, incredibly, so] [attractive]
- found [guilty, not guilty]
- find out the [truth, ending, news]
- find out [what, how, about, who]
- the [car, house, job] was a real find
- [she, your husband] is a real find
- [remarkable, spectacular, unique, valuable] finds
- [remarkable] finds in [Egypt, the cave, the ocean, the ruins]
'finding' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
have
- risk
- rule
- million
- challenge
- help
- job
- joy
- key
- trouble
- task
- reward
- relief
- problem
- luck
- difficult
- helpful
- cab
- chore
- despair
- difficulty
- juggle
- knack
- landmark
- likelihood
- mission
- whack
- assistance
- initiative
- needle
- lousy
- slim
- unbearable
- hopeful
- steer
- shore
- serendipity
- fading
- resourceful