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found¹
- /ˈfaʊ̯nd/ US, UK
- /ˈfæʊ̯nd/
- /ˈfaːnd/
- /fʊnd/ Northumbria
Rhymes with -aʊnd
Where it comes from
See find.
verb
-
simple past and past participle of find
Similar: discovered, repertitious
noun
- Food and lodging; board. I'll only give you the usual payment—say five hundred dollars a year, and found." / "And—what?" / "Found—that is, board, you know, and clothing, of course, also.
found²
- /ˈfaʊ̯nd/ US, UK
- /ˈfæʊ̯nd/
- /ˈfaːnd/
- /fʊnd/ Northumbria
Rhymes with -aʊnd
Where it comes from
From Middle English founden, from Old French founder (Modern French: fonder), from Latin fundāre. Compare fund.
verb founds · founding · founded · found
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To start (an institution or organization).
“[…] That woman is stark mad, Lord Stranleigh. Her own father recognised it when he bereft her of all power in the great business he founded. …”
Similar: establish
- To begin building.
- To use as a foundation; to base. Being left alone with him after they had dined, he obſerved, that however ſtrongly he was convinced of Zeluco’s being the writer of the letter, yet as he had had the precaution to diſguiſe his hand-writing, it would be fruitleſs to found any legal proſecution upon that circumſtance.
found³
- /ˈfaʊ̯nd/ US, UK
- /ˈfæʊ̯nd/
- /ˈfaːnd/
- /fʊnd/ Northumbria
Rhymes with -aʊnd
Where it comes from
From Middle English founden, from Old French fondre, from Latin fundere. Cognate with Spanish fundir and hundir, and French fondre.
verb founds · founding · founded
- To melt, especially of metal or glass in an industrial setting.
- To form by melting a metal and pouring it into a mould; to cast. Whereof to found their engines.
noun
- The period of time when a furnace is at its hottest; the interval in which the furnace is meant to fully melt glass.
found⁴
- /ˈfaʊ̯nd/ US, UK
- /ˈfæʊ̯nd/
- /ˈfaːnd/
- /fʊnd/ Northumbria
Rhymes with -aʊnd
noun founds
- A thin, single-cut file for comb-makers.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: base, launch, set up, constitute, institute, establish, ground, plant, recovered, contained, visited, collected, findings, localized, set, meeting
Translations
Every language
verb to start an organization
| Español | fundar, instaurar, condir (disused) |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 설립하다 seolliphada, 수립하다 suriphada |
| 日本語 | 興す okosu, 打ち立てる uchitateru, 設立する setsuritsu suru |
| 中文 | 設立 /设立 shèlì |
| Português | fundar |
| Français | fonder |
| Deutsch | gründen |
| Italiano | fondare |
| Ελληνικά | ιδρύω idrýo, συστήνω systíno |
| Română | întemeia, fonda |
| Русский | осно́вывать osnóvyvatʹ, основа́ть osnovátʹ, учрежда́ть učreždátʹ, учреди́ть učredítʹ |
| العربية | أَسَّسَ ʔassasa |
verb to begin building
| Español | fundar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 설립하다 seolliphada |
| 日本語 | 基礎を築く kiso wo kizuku |
| 中文 | 成立 chénglì, 創設 /创设 chuàngshè |
| Português | fundar |
| Français | fonder |
| Deutsch | errichten, gründen |
| Italiano | fondare |
| Ελληνικά | θεμελιώνω themelióno |
| Română | funda, întemeia, înființa |
| Русский | осно́вывать osnóvyvatʹ, основа́ть osnovátʹ |
| العربية | أَسَّسَ ʔassasa |
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title = {found},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/found},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
