Meanings
verbfind wanting (third-person singular simple present finds wanting, present participle finding wanting, simple past and past participle found wanting)
present singular third person finds wanting · participle present finding wanting · participle past found wanting · past found wanting
- Show to be not good enough.
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APA
find wanting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/find%20wanting
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“find wanting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/find%20wanting. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “find wanting,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/find%20wanting.
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