found¹ Definition
found (fo̵und)
transitive verb, intransitive verb
adjective
designating something displayed as a work of art (or presented as a poem) that is actually a natural object or ordinary man-made article (or a fragment of prosaic writing) found by chance, but considered to have aesthetic value
Etymology: ME funden < OE funden, pp. of findan
found¹ Idioms
and found
☆Informal with room and board in addition to wages
found² Definition
found (fo̵und)
transitive verb
- to lay the base of; set for support; base a statement founded on facts
- to begin to build or organize; bring into being; establish to found a college
Etymology: ME founden < OFr fonder < L fundare < fundus, bottom < IE *bhundhos < base *bhudh- > Sans budhnáḥ, bottom
intransitive verb
Rare to be based (on or upon)
found³ Definition
found (fo̵und)
transitive verb
- to melt and pour (metal or materials for glass) into a mold
- to make by pouring molten metal into a mold; cast
Etymology: ME founden < OFr fondre < L fundere, to pour, melt (metal) < IE base *ĝheu- > OE geotan, Gr cheein, pour
found Synonyms
found
modif.
Discovered
unearthed, located, detected; see discovered.Occurring customarily
common, native to, characteristic of; see conventional 1.
found Synonyms
found Usage Examples
Object
- monastery: Possibly born in Wales, he founded the monastery of Louth in Ireland.
- convent: St Swithin of weather fame founded a convent on the site which later became a monastery.
- abbey: At Fulda, in Germany, St. Boniface founded a Benedictine abbey.
- nunnery: The Priory is built on the site of a nunnery founded by the Princess.
- colony: The Morning Letter: With the movement of the Embassy to a new location, you are founding a new colony.
Preposition: on
- principle: The First International was not founded on explicitly communist principles.
- belief: It is founded on a belief, one whose fanaticism is such it can't be moderated.
- premise: Such a model is not new; the Co-op was founded on the same premise.
Subject
- Roman: Narbonne, founded by the Romans, is a busy center for the wine trade with good shopping.
- entrepreneur: The business founded by entrepreneur Colin Chapman moved from southeast England to a former airfield at Hethel, near Wymondham, in 1966.
Preposition: as
monastery: Torre Abbey is Torquay's oldest building and dates back to 1196 when it was founded as a monastery.
Preposition: in
- reign: This school was founded in the reign of Edward VI ( 1547-1553 ) as a Latin Grammar School.
- 1950s: The Dawa party, founded in the 1950s, is the oldest of all Iraqi Shi'a parties in Iraq.
- 1960s: An Introduction The University of Sussex was the first of the universities founded in the 1960s, receiving its Royal Charter in August 1961.
- century: Founded in the 16th century, Hutton Grammar School is one of the oldest schools in the country.
- 1970s: The Public, based in West Bromwich, is an internationally acclaimed community arts organization founded in the 1970s by Sylvia King.
- 1920s: The Association had been founded in the 1920s and among its achievements was getting the driving test adopted.
Preposition: by
- Roman: Narbonne, founded by the Romans, is a busy center for the wine trade with good shopping.
- entrepreneur: The business founded by entrepreneur Colin Chapman moved from southeast England to a former airfield at Hethel, near Wymondham, in 1966.
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