found

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.

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 fundre, from fundus, bottom.]

Synonyms: found¹, create, establish, institute, organize
These verbs mean to bring something into existence and set it in operation: founded a colony; created a trust fund; establishing a business; instituted an annual benefit concert; organizing a field trip.

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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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found ¹

Verb

the past of find

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found ²

Verb

1. to bring into being or establish (something, such as an institution)

2. to lay the foundation of

3. founded on to have a basis in: a political system founded on fear [Latin fundus bottom]

founder n
founding adj

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found ³

Verb

1. to cast (metal or glass) by melting and pouring into a mould

2. to make (articles) in this way [Latin fundere to melt]

founder n

Thesaurus

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" establish, launch, set up open, open up - start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; "open a business"
	2.	found - set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department" institute, establish, plant, constitute 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" base, establish, ground 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

verb 2. erect, build, construct, raise, settle

Translations

found [faund] pt, pp of find

vt (= establish) → fundar

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found [faund] pt, pp of find

vt (= establish) → fonder

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found [faund] pt, pp of find

vt → gründen

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found [faund] pt, pp of find

vt (= establish) → fondare

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found find