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find fault
" Don't find fault, find a remedy."
Henry Ford

Meaning of "find fault" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FIND FAULT

find fault


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIND FAULT

financing · financing gap · finback · finca · finch · finched · Finchley · find · find favour with · find one´s feet · find one´s level · find oneself · find out · find the lady · findable · finder · finder´s fee · finders keepers · finding · findings

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIND FAULT

assault · at fault · by default · compound fault · default · dip fault · dip-slip fault · double fault · electrical fault · fault · foot fault · gravity fault · judgment by default · oblique fault · oblique-slip fault · strike fault · strike-slip fault · thrust fault · to a fault · vault

Synonyms and antonyms of find fault in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «find fault» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIND FAULT

Find out the translation of find fault to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of find fault from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «find fault» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

发现故障
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

encontrar defectos
570 millions of speakers
en

English

find fault
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

दोष निकालना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العثور على خطأ
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

придраться
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

encontrar falhas
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

দোষ খোঁজা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

reprocher
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Mencari kesalahan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

aussetzen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

欠点を見つける
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

오류를 찾을 수
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Golek kesalahan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tìm lỗi
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

தவறு கண்டுபிடிக்க
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

दोष शोधा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

hata bul
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

ridire
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

przyczepić
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

причепитися
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

găsi vina
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψέγει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vind skuld
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hitta fel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

finne feil
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about find fault

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10 QUOTES WITH «FIND FAULT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word find fault.
1
James Truslow Adams
There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that it ill behooves any of us to find fault with the rest of us.
2
Ezra Taft Benson
What does it mean to love someone with all your heart? It means to love with all your emotional feelings and with all your devotion. Surely when you love your wife with all your heart, you cannot demean her, criticize her, find fault with her, or abuse her by words, sullen behavior, or actions.
3
Heston Blumenthal
I have this desire to keep improving, so I find fault.
4
Henry Ford
Don't find fault, find a remedy.
5
John Hawkes
When something gets attention so quickly, people sometimes will look for reasons to find fault and tear it down.
6
John Henry Newman
A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault.
7
John Henry Newman
Nothing would be done at all if one waited until one could do it so well that no one could find fault with it.
8
Rick Perry
The liberals think government exists to fix what's wrong with America. They find fault with our Constitution, our economic model and our core values. We disagree with the premise of their argument. We believe there's nothing wrong with America that an extra dose of freedom won't cure.
9
Plutarch
To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
10
Samuel Richardson
It is much easier to find fault with others, than to be faultless ourselves.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIND FAULT»

Discover the use of find fault in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to find fault and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fault Location on Power Networks
This guide enables readers to pinpoint the location of a fault on power lines following a disturbance. It covers all aspects of protective relaying and automation from both the design and application standpoints.
Murari Mohan Saha, Jan Jozef Izykowski, Eugeniusz Rosolowski, 2009
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English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...
Dsrn. TO FIND FAULT WITH, BLAME, OBJECT TO. All these terms denote not simply feeling, but also expressing dissatisfaction with some person or thing. To FIND FAULT with signifies here to point out a. fault, either in some person or thing ; ...
George Crabb, 1818
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A New Method of Learning the French Language: Embracing Both ...
Did the professor find fault with your conduct? 6. He did not find fault with it. 7. Neither he nor my father find fault with my conduct. 8. Do they both watch over your conduct ? 9. They both watch over my conduct, and over my interests. 10.
Louis Fasquelle, 1860
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English Synonymes Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...
SEWARD. The sire of gods and men, with hard decrees, Foi'bids our plenty to be bought with-ease ; Himself invented first the shining share, And v'hetted human industry by care. DnYm-zu. FINE. TO FIND FAULT WITH, BLAME, OBJECT TO.
George Crabb, 1837
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English Synonymes Explained: In Alphabetical Order with ...
TO FIND FAULT WITH, BLAME, OBJECT TO. All these terms denote not simply feeling, but also expressing dissatisfaction with some person or thing. To FIND FAULT WITH signifies here to point out a fault, either in some person or thing ; to  ...
George Crabb, 1879
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The Works of James Arminius ...
ted thus : " Therefore, He can not justly find fault, since no one can resist His will. The objection will be filled up, by the addition of the antecedent, from which this consequent is deduced : " God hardeneth whom He will." Therefore, He can not ...
Jacobus Arminius, 1853
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An Oral System of Teaching Living Languages
TO FIND FAULT WITH. do you find fault with that ? do you find fault with it? I do not find fault with it. do you find fault with me ? I do not find fault with rou. do you find fault with that man ? I do not find fault with him. O* Thus it may be geen that wo ...
Jean Manesca, John Manesca, 1843
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English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement to the ...
beimessen • schuld: jm./e-r S. an etw. schuld geben to find fault wlth s.o./s.th. anhängenj jm. etwas/allerhand/einiges/... anhängen/jm. (immer/...) etwas anhängen wollen • auszusetzen: etwas/nichts/wenig/allerhand/... auszusetzen haben an jm.
Professor Hans Schemann, 2013
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English Synonymes: with copious Illustrations and ...
TO FIND FAULT WITH, BLAME, OBJECT TO. All these terms denote not simply feeling, but also expressing dissatisfaction with some person or thing. To find fault with signifies here to point out & fault, either in some person or thing; to blame is ...
George Crabb, 1826
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English Synonymes explained, in alphabetical order; with ...
The most guarded conduct will not protect any person from the unjust accusations of the malevolent; ' 'Vith guilt enter distrust and discord, mutual accusation and stubborn self-defence.' JOHNSON. TO FIND FAULT WITH, BLAME, OBJECT TO.
George Crabb, 1826

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIND FAULT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term find fault is used in the context of the following news items.
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New Film Based On Controversial Experiment Asks, What Kind of …
He claims “you can always find fault with social science experiments, because you have to make analogues of real situations.” Given that ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
2
Should Paine College Rescind Bill Cosby's Honorary Degree?
“It seems to me, in America, people find fault with anything. As to whether it was true or not, that's ultimately up to God,” Bree McCracken said. «WJBF-TV, Jul 15»
3
Calgary audience happily welcomes Blake Shelton to his first …
It's hard to find fault with a multi-Grammy award nominee and Country Music Award collector like Blake Shelton. For all his musical chops, he's ... «Calgary Sun, Jul 15»
4
Govt to provide forums for reform discussions: Prayut
“Both the pro- and anti-government groups will engage in discussions, but not to find fault with each other. Then we shall see how ... «ThaiVisa News, Jul 15»
5
Baahubali: Some skill, some overkill
... zones so quickly or how bare-footed Sivudu suddenly gets the shoes in the jungle, but overall you can't find fault with his creative licence. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
6
Letters: Enough with the inquiries. We need action
When an organization, any organization, self-investigates its procedures and processes, it is far less likely to find fault than an impartial third ... «National Post, Jul 15»
7
Dealing with added water costs
“To find fault with the town council or its employees is not justified,” said the mayor. Organizations: Department of Environment and ... «Western Star, Jul 15»
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I thought Bollywood will stand behind me for whatever crap I did in …
“What is worse is that these guys too failed to find fault with story, director, co-actor, audience etc for the kind of roles I played,” he said, “This is ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
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Hogan announces commission to review 'out-of-control regulations'
But the state attorney general's office issued a letter to Hogan's transition team in December saying that state courts were unlikely to find fault ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
10
Cardinals' heads were exploding, but Cubs failed to finish the job
Cubs manager Joe Maddon found it hard to find fault in his team that erased a four-run lead Wednesday after losing top-three starter Jason ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
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