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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.
2. To establish the foundation or basis of; base: found a theory on firm evidence.

[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.

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.

found1
vb
the past tense and past participle of find
adj
1. (Transport / 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)

found2
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)
[from Old French fonder, from Latin fundāre, from fundus bottom]

found3
vb (tr)
1. (Engineering / Metallurgy) to cast (a material, such as metal or glass) by melting and pouring into a mould
2. (Engineering / Metallurgy) to shape or make (articles) in this way; cast
[from Old French fondre, from Latin fundere to melt]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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"
Verb1.found - set up or found; "She set up a literacy program"
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"
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"

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.
2. erect, build, construct, raise, settle The town was founded in 1610.
Translations
found2 [faʊnd] VT [+ town, school etc] → fundar; [+ opinion, belief] → fundamentar, basar (on en) a statement founded on factuna declaración basada en los hechos
found3 [faʊnd] VT (Tech) → fundir

found [ˈfaʊnd]
pt
pp of find
vt (= establish) → fonder
Baden Powell founded the Scout Movement → Baden Powell a fondé le mouvement scout.

found2
vt
(= set up)gründen; town, school, hospitalgründen, errichten
to found something (up)on something (opinion, belief)etw auf etw (dat)gründen or stützen; our society is founded on thisdarauf beruht or basiert unsere Gesellschaft, das ist die Grundlage unserer Gesellschaft; the novel is founded on factder Roman beruht or basiert auf Tatsachen

found3
vt (Metal) metal, glassschmelzen und in eine Form gießen; objectgießen

found2 [faʊnd] vt (establish) → fondare; (opinion, belief) → fondare, basare
a statement founded on fact → una dichiarazione basata sulla realtà
found2 [faʊnd] vt (establish) → fondare; (opinion, belief) → fondare, basare
a statement founded on fact → una dichiarazione basata sulla realtà

found find
found2
v found [faund]
1 to start or establish The school was founded by the king. stig يُؤسِّس основавам zřídit, založit grundlægge; oprette gründen 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 fundar a înfiinţa, a fonda основывать založiť ustanoviti osnovati grunda, grundlägga สถาปนา; ก่อตั้ง kurmak 創辦 засновувати قائم کرنا thành lập
2 (withon/upon) to base on The story was founded upon fact. baseer يَقومُ على базирам се на založit basere beruhen (auf) 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 opierać basear a se baza основываться (на) založiť temeljiti zasnovati grunda, basera, bygga รากฐาน; พื้นฐาน dayan(dır)mak 基于 спиратися بنیاد ڈالنا căn cứ vào; dựa trên
n founˈdation
1 the act of founding the foundation of a new university. stigting إقامة، إنشاء، تأسيس основаване založení grundlæggelse; oprettelse die Gründung ίδρυση fundación asutamine تاسیس perustaminen fondation יִיסוּד आधार osnutak, osnivanje alapítás pendirian stofnun creazione, istituzione 設立 설립 įkūrimas dibināšana penubuhan stichting grunnlegging, stiftelse, opprettelse założenie fundação înfiinţare основание založenie ustanovitev osnivanje grundande การสถาปนา; การก่อตั้ง kurma, kuruluş 創辦 заснування بنیاد ڈالنے کا عمل sự thành lập
2 the base on which something is built First they laid the foundations, then they built the walls. fondasie أساس، قاعِدَه основи základ fundament das Fundament θεμέλιο fundamento, base vundament پایه perustukset fondation(s) יְסוֹדוֹת बुनियाद temelj, osnovica alap(zat) fondasi grunnur, undirstaða fondamento 基礎 기초 pamatas, pagrindas pamats asas fundering grunnmur założenie fundação fundaţie фундамент základ temelj(i) temelj grund รากฐาน (ของสิ่งก่อสร้าง) temel 基礎, 地基 фундамент کسی چیز کی تعمیری بنیاد nền móng 础,
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 nadace fond die Stiftung ίδρυμα fundación sihtkapital موسسه؛ بنیاد säätiö fondation קֶרֶן संस्था zaklada, fondacija alapítvány yayasan sjóður, (sjóð)stofnun fondazione 基金 (공공 시설 등의) 유지 기금 fondas fonds yayasan stichting fond, legat fundament fundação fundaţie; donaţie фонд nadácia ustanova fondacija stiftelse สถาบัน (ที่ก่อตั้งขึ้นมาจากกองทุน) vakıf 基金(會) фонд کسی ادارے کے خاص مقصد کے لۓ استعمال ہونے والا مال quỹ tài trợ
n founder
a person who founds a school, college, organization etc We commemorate the founder of the school. stigter مؤَسِّس основател zakladatel grundlægger; stifter der Gründer ιδρυτής fundador asutaja بنیان گذار perustaja fondateur/-trice מְייַסֵד संस्थापक utemeljitelj, osnivač alapító pendiri stofnandi fondatore, fondatrice 設立者 설립자 įkūrėjas dibinātājs; pamatlicējs pengasas stichter grunnlegger, stifter fundacja fundador fondator основатель zakladateľ, -ka ustanovitelj osnivač grundare ผู้ก่อตั้ง kurucu 創辦人 засновник بانی người sáng lập
n founding
The founding of the organization took place a long time ago. stigting تأسيس базиране založení grundlægning die Gründung θεμελίωση, ίδρυση fundación rajamine پی ریزی perustaminen fondation יִיסוֹד स्थापक utemeljenje alapozás; alapítás pembentukan stofnun fondazione 設立すること 창립 ákûrimas dibināšana pembentukan stichting grunnlegging, oppretting założyciel fundação înfiinţare основание založenie ustanovitev osnivanje grundande การก่อตั้ง kurma 建立,成立 засновування بنیاد ڈالنے والا việc sáng lập
n founding ˈfather
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 zakladatel en af grundlæggerne der Gründervater 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 родоначальник zakladateľ ustanovitelj, utemeljitelj osnivač grundare, instiftare ผู้สถาปนา kurucu 創立人 батько-засновник پانی الاول người sáng lập
2 The Founding Fathers of the United States of America were the people who drew up its constitution. stigterslede المُؤَسِّسون духовен баща otec, zakladatel grundlæggerne der Gründerväter der Vereinigte Staaten 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 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 者,


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