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The meaning of FOUND is past tense and past participle of find. How to use found in a sentence.
C2 [ T + adv/prep ] to base a belief, claim, idea, etc. on something: found something on something Her lawyer accused the prosecution of founding its case on insufficient evidence. be founded on I'd like to see the research that these recommendations are founded on. a society founded on egalitarian principles.
Definition of found verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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foundation (faʊndeɪʃən ) singular noun [with poss] ...the foundation of the Royal Opera as a permanent international company. [ + of] Synonyms: setting up, institution, instituting, organization More Synonyms of found. Synonyms: substructure, underpinning, groundwork, bedrock More Synonyms of found.
Found definition: to set up or establish on a firm basis or for enduring existence. See examples of FOUND used in a sentence.
Define found. found synonyms, found pronunciation, found translation, English dictionary definition of 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.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English found found 1 / faʊnd / the past tense and past participle of find Examples from the Corpus found • We also found a whole batch of papers which we thought might be vital to the war effort. • Eventually, the spare key was found and they were released from the clutches of the car.
to set up or establish on a firm basis or for enduring existence: to found a new publishing company. to lay the lowest part of (a structure) on a firm base or ground: a house founded on solid rock. to base or ground (usually fol. by on or upon): a story founded on fact. to provide a basis or ground for.
To found something is like laying a "foundation" for a building — note the similarity? But instead of a building, you might found a business or a charity, where you establish the groundwork upon which it can grow.
