Meanings
nounfact-finding (uncountable)
- uncountableThe determination of factual information.
adjectivefact-finding (not comparable)
- not comparableDesigned to determine factual information; investigative.
In July, South Western Railway and Network Rail ran a one-off Class 159 to Fawley, to demonstrate the line's viability. [...] A second 'fact-finding' trial passenger train for DfT officials is now proposed.
2020 December 16, “Network News: "Robust case" for Fawley branch line reopening”, in Rail, page 14
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivedesigned to find information or ascertain facts
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic تقصي الحقائق
- تقصي الحقائقdetermination of factual information
Italian conoscitivo
- conoscitivodesigned to determine factual information
Japanese 実情調査
- 実情調査 (jitsujōchōsa)determination of factual information
Polish rozpoznanie, rozpoznawczy
- rozpoznaniedetermination of factual information
- rozpoznawczydesigned to determine factual information
Portuguese apuração
- apuraçãodetermination of factual information
Cite this entry
APA
fact-finding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fact-finding
MLA
“fact-finding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fact-finding. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fact-finding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fact-finding.
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