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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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Noun | 1. | found - food and lodging provided in addition to money; "they worked for $30 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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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
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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.
2. (with on/upon) to base on. The story was founded upon fact.
founˈdation noun1. the act of founding. the foundation of a new university.
2. the base on which something is built. First they laid the foundations, then they built the walls.
3. an amount of money to be used for a special purpose or the organization that manages it. The British Foundation for Cancer Research.
ˈfounder noun a person who founds a school, college, organization etc. We commemorate the founder of the school.
ˈfounding nounThe founding of the organization took place a long time ago.
ˈfounding ˈfather noun1. the first or one of the first founders of an organization, a school of thought etc. the founding father of psychoanalysis.
2. The Founding Fathers of the United States of America were the people who drew up its constitution.
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