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- Dictionaryfounding/ˈfaʊndɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. involved in establishing or originating an institution or organization: "the three founding partners"
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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.
to bring something into existence: Boston was founded in 1630 by Puritan colonists from England.
Founding means relating to the starting of a particular institution or organization. The committee held its founding congress in the capital. American English : founding / ˈfaʊndɪŋ /
Founding is the act of starting something new. If you're a founding member of your school's science club, you were one of the people who got the club off the ground. Well done. In American history, the founding fathers were political leaders like George Washington, Ben Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson.
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. [Middle English founden, from Old French fonder, from Latin fundāre, from fundus, bottom.] found 2. (found)
noun. : free food and lodging in addition to wages. they're paid $175 a month and found New Yorker. found. 4 of 5. verb (1) founded; founding; founds. transitive verb. 1. : to take the first steps in building. 2. : to set or ground on something solid : base. 3. : to establish (something) often with provision for future maintenance.
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The action of the verb to found; the establishment of something. The founding of the republic. Wiktionary. Synonyms: instauration.
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.
Foundation definition: The act of founding, especially the establishment of an institution with provisions for future maintenance.
