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found 1
(found)tr.v. found·ed, found·ing, founds
1. To establish or set up, especially with provision for continuing existence: The college was founded in 1872. See Synonyms at establish.
2. To establish the foundation or basis of; base: found a theory on firm evidence.
[Middle English founden, from Old French fonder, from Latin fundāre, from fundus, bottom.]
found 2
(found)tr.v. found·ed, found·ing, founds
1. To melt (metal) and pour into a mold.
2. To make (objects) by pouring molten material into a mold.
[Middle English founden, from Old French fondre, from Latin fundere; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]
found 3
(found)v.
Past tense and past participle of find.
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found
(faʊnd)vb
the past tense and past participle of find
adj
1. (Nautical Terms) furnished, or fitted out: the boat is well found.
2. Brit with meals, heating, bed linen, etc, provided without extra charge (esp in the phrase all found)
found
(faʊnd)vb
1. (tr) to bring into being, set up, or establish (something, such as an institution, society, etc)
2. (tr) to build or establish the foundation or basis of
3. (also intr; foll by on or upon) to have a basis (in); depend (on)
[C13: from Old French fonder, from Latin fundāre, from fundus bottom]
found
(faʊnd)vb (tr)
1. (Metallurgy) to cast (a material, such as metal or glass) by melting and pouring into a mould
2. (Metallurgy) to shape or make (articles) in this way; cast
[C14: from Old French fondre, from Latin fundere to melt]
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found1
(faʊnd)v.
1. pt. and pp. of find.
adj. 2. equipped; outfitted: a new boat, fully found.
n. 3. free board and meals.
found2
(faʊnd)v.t.
1. to establish on a firm basis or for enduring existence: to found a new company.
2. to lay the lowest part of (a structure) firmly: a house founded on solid rock.
3. to base; ground: a story founded on fact.
4. to provide a basis for.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Old French fonder < Latin fundāre, derivative of fundus bottom]
found3
(faʊnd)v.t.
to melt and pour (metal, glass, etc.) into a mold.
[1350–1400; Middle English fonden < Middle French fondre to melt, cast < Latin fundere to pour, melt, cast]
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found
Found is the past tense and past participle of find.
I found a five-pound note in the gutter.
His body has not been found.
See find
Found is also a verb. If someone founds a town or an organization, they cause it to be built or to exist. The past tense and past participle of found is founded.
Tyndall founded his own publishing company.
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found
Past participle: founded
Gerund: founding
| Imperative |
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| found |
| found |
| Present |
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| I found |
| you found |
| he/she/it founds |
| we found |
| you found |
| they found |
| Preterite |
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| I founded |
| you founded |
| he/she/it founded |
| we founded |
| you founded |
| they founded |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am founding |
| you are founding |
| he/she/it is founding |
| we are founding |
| you are founding |
| they are founding |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have founded |
| you have founded |
| he/she/it has founded |
| we have founded |
| you have founded |
| they have founded |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was founding |
| you were founding |
| he/she/it was founding |
| we were founding |
| you were founding |
| they were founding |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had founded |
| you had founded |
| he/she/it had founded |
| we had founded |
| you had founded |
| they had founded |
| Future |
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| I will found |
| you will found |
| he/she/it will found |
| we will found |
| you will found |
| they will found |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have founded |
| you will have founded |
| he/she/it will have founded |
| we will have founded |
| you will have founded |
| they will have founded |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be founding |
| you will be founding |
| he/she/it will be founding |
| we will be founding |
| you will be founding |
| they will be founding |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been founding |
| you have been founding |
| he/she/it has been founding |
| we have been founding |
| you have been founding |
| they have been founding |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been founding |
| you will have been founding |
| he/she/it will have been founding |
| we will have been founding |
| you will have been founding |
| they will have been founding |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been founding |
| you had been founding |
| he/she/it had been founding |
| we had been founding |
| you had been founding |
| they had been founding |
| Conditional |
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| I would found |
| you would found |
| he/she/it would found |
| we would found |
| you would found |
| they would found |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have founded |
| you would have founded |
| he/she/it would have founded |
| we would have founded |
| you would have founded |
| they would have founded |
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Noun 1. found - food and lodging provided in addition to money; "they worked for 30ドル and found"
pay, remuneration, salary, wage, earnings - something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"
Verb 1. found - set up or found; "She set up a literacy program"
2. found - set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"
initiate, pioneer - take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"
fix - set or place definitely; "Let's fix the date for the party!"
appoint, constitute, name, nominate - create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee"
3. found - use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation"
build - found or ground; "build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation"
Adj. 1. found - come upon unexpectedly or after searching; "found art"; "the lost-and-found department"
saved - rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin; "a saved soul"
lost - no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered; "a lost child"; "lost friends"; "his lost book"; "lost opportunities"
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found
verb
1. establish, start, set up, begin, create, institute, organize, construct, constitute, originate, endow, inaugurate, bring into being He founded the Centre for Journalism Studies.
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found
verb1. To bring into existence formally:
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Translations
يُؤسِّسيَقومُ على
založitzřídit
baseregrundlæggeoprette
perustaa
byggja ástofna
dibinātizveidotlikt pamatuspamatot
ustanoviti
dayan makkurmak
found
2 [faʊnd] VT [+ town, school etc] → fundar ; [+ opinion, belief] → fundamentar, basar (on en) a statement founded on fact → una declaración basada en los hechosfound
3 [faʊnd] VT (Tech) → fundirCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
found
2vt
found
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found
2 [faʊnd] vt (establish) → fondare ; (opinion, belief) → fondare, basarea statement founded on fact → una dichiarazione basata sulla realtà
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found2
(faund) verb1. to start or establish. The school was founded by the king. stig يُؤسِّس основавам fundar zřídit, založit gründen grundlægge; oprette ιδρύω, θεμελιώνω fundar rajama تاسیس کردن perustaa fonder לְייַסֵד स्थापना करना osnovati, utemeljiti alapít mendirikan stofna fondare 設立する 창설하다 įkurti dibināt; likt pamatus menubuhkan strichten grunnlegge, etablere, opprette założyć, ufundować تاسیس کول fundar a înfiinţa, a fonda основывать založiť ustanoviti osnovati grunda, grundlägga สถาปนา; ก่อตั้ง kurmak 創辦 засновувати قائم کرنا thành lập 创办
2. (with on/upon) to base on. The story was founded upon fact. baseer يَقومُ على базирам се на basear založit beruhen basere βασίζω basar põhinema بر پایه چیزی قرار دادن perustua baser לְבַסֵס עַל निर्माण करना temeljiti se (na činjenicama) alapul berdasarkan byggja á basare su* 基づく 근거하다 paremti izveidot; pamatot berdasarkan baseren bygge/basere på opierać بنا كيښودل basear a se baza основываться založiť temeljiti zasnovati grunda, basera, bygga รากฐาน; พื้นฐาน dayanmak 基於... спиратися بنیاد ڈالنا căn cứ vào; dựa trên 基于
founˈdation noun1. the act of founding. the foundation of a new university. stigting إقامة، إنشاء، تأسيس основаване fundação založení die Gründung grundlæggelse; oprettelse ίδρυση fundación asutamine تاسیس perustaminen fondation ייסוד आधार osnutak, osnivanje alapítás pendirian stofnun creazione, istituzione 設立 설립 įkūrimas dibināšana penubuhan stichting grunnlegging, stiftelse, opprettelse założenie تاسیس fundação înfiinţare основание založenie ustanovitev osnivanje grundande การสถาปนา; การก่อตั้ง kurma, kuruluş 創辦 заснування بنیاد ڈالنے کا عمل sự thành lập 创办
2. the base on which something is built. First they laid the foundations, then they built the walls. fondasie أساس، قاعِدَه основи fundação základ das Fundament fundament θεμέλιο fundamento, base vundament پایه perustukset fondation יְסוֹדוֹת बुनियाद temelj, osnovica alap(zat) fondasi grunnur, undirstaða fondamento 基礎 기초 pamatas, pagrindas pamats asas fundering grunnmur założenie پایه fundação fundaţie фундамент základ temelj(i) temelj grund รากฐาน (ของสิ่งก่อสร้าง) temel 基礎,地基 фундамент کسی چیز کی تعمیری بنیاد nền móng 基础,地基
3. an amount of money to be used for a special purpose or the organization that manages it. The British Foundation for Cancer Research. fonds مُؤَسَّسَه خَيْرِيَّه фондация fundação nadace die Stiftung fond ίδρυμα fundación sihtkapital موسسه؛ بنیاد säätiö fondation קרן संस्था zaklada, fondacija alapítvány yayasan sjóður, (sjóð)stofnun fondazione 基金 (공공 시설 등의) 유지 기금 fondas fonds yayasan stichting fond, legat fundament موسسه fundação fundaţie; donaţie фонд nadácia ustanova fondacija stiftelse เงินกองทุน vakıf 基金(會) фонд کسی ادارے کے خاص مقصد کے لۓ استعمال ہونے والا مال quỹ tài trợ 基金(会)
ˈfounder noun a person who founds a school, college, organization etc. We commemorate the founder of the school. stigter مؤَسِّس основател fundador zakladatel der Gründer grundlægger; stifter ιδρυτής fundador asutaja بنیان گذار perustaja fondateur/-trice מייסד संस्थापक utemeljitelj, osnivač alapító pendiri stofnandi fondatore, fondatrice 設立者 설립자 įkūrėjas dibinātājs; pamatlicējs pengasas stichter grunnlegger, stifter fundacja موسس fundador fondator основатель zakladateľ, -ka ustanovitelj osnivač grundare ผู้ก่อตั้ง kurucu 創辦人 засновник بانی người sáng lập 创办人
ˈfounding nounThe founding of the organization took place a long time ago. stigting تأسيس базиране fundação založení die Gründung grundlægning θεμελίωση, ίδρυση fundación rajamine پی ریزی perustaminen fondation ייסוד स्थापक utemeljenje alapozás; alapítás pembentukan stofnun fondazione 設立すること 창립 ákûrimas dibināšana pembentukan stichting grunnlegging, oppretting założyciel بناكيښودل.پيلول fundação înfiinţare основание založenie ustanovitev osnivanje grundande การก่อตั้ง kurma 建立,成立 засновування بنیاد ڈالنے والا việc sáng lập 建立,成立
ˈfounding ˈfather noun1. the first or one of the first founders of an organization, a school of thought etc. the founding father of psychoanalysis. stigterslid مُؤَسِّس основоположник fundador zakladatel der Gründervater en af grundlæggerne πνευματικός πατέρας, ιδρυτικό μέλος fundador, padre asutaja, rajaja بنیانگذار isä père fondateur אָבִי ה- संस्थापक utemeljitelj, začetnik vminek az„atyja" pendiri fondatore 創始者 창시자 steigėjas, įkūrėjas, pradininkas dibinātājs; tēvs bapa penubuhan psikoanalisis grondlegger, vader grunnlegger ojciec موسس родоначальник zakladateľ ustanovitelj, utemeljitelj osnivač grundare, instiftare ผู้สถาปนา kurucu 創立人 батько-засновник پانی الاول người sáng lập 创立人
2. The Founding Fathers of the United States of America were the people who drew up its constitution. stigterslede المُؤَسِّسون духовен баща fundador otec, zakladatel der Gründerväter der Vereinigte Staaten grundlæggerne πατέρας του έθνους los Padres de la Constitución Americana گروهی از مردم که قانون اساسی آمریکا را نوشتند Amerikan alkuperäisestä perustuslaista päättäneet henkilöt père fondateur אָבוֹת מְייַסדִים संविधान निर्माता clanovi Ustavotvorne skupštine SAD-a (1787) az Alapító Atyák pendiri fondatore 建国の父 건국의 아버지 JAV įkūrėjai Tēvi Dibinātāji bapa penubuhan grondleggers USAs grunnleggere/stamfedre Ojcowie Założyciele یوه دله چی د آمریکا د اساسی قانون لیکی отцы-основатели otec, zakladateľ ustanovitelji Združenih držav Amerike osnivači "unionens fäder" ผู้ร่วมร่างรัฐธรรมนูญของสหรัฐอเมริกา A.B.D Kurucu Meclisi Üyeleri 開國者,創始人 батьки-засновники بنیاد رکھنے والے افراد thành viên của tổ chức trong năm 1787 đã viết ra Hiến pháp nước Mỹ 开国者,创始人
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