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found wanting

found wanting is the simple past and past participle of find wanting.

Meaning of find wanting

Verb

find wanting (third-person singular simple present finds wanting, present participle finding wanting, simple past and past participle found wanting)

  1. Show to be not good enough.

Questions about found wanting

What is found wanting the simple past and past participle of?
Found wanting is the simple past and past participle of find wanting.

Words near found wanting in the dictionary

  1. found sounds
  2. found the gap
  3. found the gaps
  4. found the net
  5. found time
  6. found wanting
  7. found-in
  8. found-ins
  9. found-on
  10. found-ons
  11. Found.

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