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The definition of found is a person or thing that is no longer lost.

(adjective)

An example of found is a dog that was missing, but has been located by its owner.

To found is defined as to establish or organize something.

(verb)

An example of found is to establish a new non-profit organization.

See found in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb, intransitive verb

find

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

Origin: ME funden < OE funden, pp. of findan

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

Origin: ME founden < OFr fonder < L fundare < fundus, bottom < IE *bhundhos < base *bhudh- > Sans budhnáḥ, bottom

intransitive verb

Rare to be based (on or upon)

transitive verb

to melt and pour (metal or materials for glass) into a mold
to make by pouring molten metal into a mold; cast

Origin: ME founden < OFr fondre < L fundere, to pour, melt (metal) < IE base *ĝheu- > OE geotan, Gr cheein, pour

See found in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb found·ed, found·ing, founds

To establish or set up, especially with provision for continuing existence: The college was founded in 1872.
To establish the foundation or basis of; base: found a theory on firm evidence.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English founden

Origin: , from Old French fonder

Origin: , from Latin fundāre

Origin: , from fundus, bottom

transitive verb found·ed, found·ing, founds