founding

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.

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[Middle English founden, from Old French fonder, from Latin fundāre, from fundus, bottom.]

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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.

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[Middle English founden, from Old French fondre, from Latin fundere; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]

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found ³

 (found)

v.

Past tense and past participle of find.

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founding

(ˈfaʊndɪŋ)

n

the activity or process of beginning an institution; foundation

adj

first or original; present at the foundation: a founding director.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

founding - the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society" instauration, origination, initiation, innovation, creation, institution, introduction, foundation commencement, start, beginning - the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" authorship, paternity - the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the authorship of the theory is disputed"

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Translations

تأسيس

založení

grundlægningoprettelse

Gründung

ιδρυτικός

fundación

fondationfonte

stofnun

grunnleggelse

учреждение

kurma

建立成立

founding

[ˈfaʊndɪŋ]

A. N → fundación f

B. CPD founding fathers NPL → fundadores mpl, próceres mpl (LAm)
Founding Fathers NPL (US) (Hist) → Padres mpl Fundadores

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founding

[ˈfaʊndɪŋ]

1. adj (principle, assumption) → di base

2. n → fondazione f

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found²

(faund) verb

1. to start or establish. The school was founded by the king. stig يُؤسِّس основавам fundar zřídit, založit gründen grundlægge; oprette ιδρύω, θεμελιώνωfundar 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, opprettezałożyć, 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 βασίζωbasar 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 noun

1. the act of founding. the foundation of a new university. stigting إقامة، إنشاء، تأسيس основаване fundação založení die Gründung grundlæggelse; oprettelse ίδρυσηfundación asutamine تاسیس perustaminen fondationייסוד आधार osnutak, osnivanje alapítás pendirian stofnun creazione, istituzione 設立 설립 įkūrimas dibināšana penubuhan stichtinggrunnlegging, stiftelse, opprettelsezałożenie 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 θεμέλιοfundamento, base vundament پایه perustukset fondation יְסוֹדוֹת बुनियाद temelj, osnovica alap(zat) fondasi grunnur, undirstaða fondamento 基礎 기초 pamatas, pagrindas pamats asas funderinggrunnmurzałożenie 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 ίδρυμαfundación sihtkapital موسسه؛ بنیاد säätiö fondationקרן संस्था zaklada, fondacija alapítvány yayasan sjóður, (sjóð)stofnun fondazione 基金 (공공 시설 등의) 유지 기금 fondas fonds yayasan stichtingfond, legatfundament 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 ιδρυτήςfundador asutaja بنیان گذار perustaja fondateur/-trice מייסד संस्थापक utemeljitelj, osnivač alapító pendiri stofnandi fondatore, fondatrice 設立者 설립자 įkūrėjas dibinātājs; pamatlicējs pengasas stichtergrunnlegger, stifterfundacja موسس fundador fondator основатель zakladateľ, -ka ustanovitelj osnivač grundare ผู้ก่อตั้ง kurucu 創辦人 засновник بانی người sáng lập 创办人

ˈfounding noun

The founding of the organization took place a long time ago. stigting تأسيس базиране fundação založení die Gründung grundlægning θεμελίωση, ίδρυσηfundación rajamine پی ریزی perustaminen fondationייסוד स्थापक utemeljenje alapozás; alapítás pembentukan stofnun fondazione 設立すること 창립 ákûrimas dibināšana pembentukan stichtinggrunnlegging, opprettingzałożyciel 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 noun

1. 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, vadergrunnleggerojciec 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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