found

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adjective

The definition of found is a person or thing that is no longer lost.
An example of found is a dog that was missing, but has been located by its owner.

verb

To found is defined as to establish or organize something.
An example of found is to establish a new non-profit organization.

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found

pp. & pt. of find

designating or of an object displayed as or as part of a work of art, that is a natural object or an ordinary man-made article

Origin of found

Middle English funden from Old English funden, past participle of findan

found Idioms

and found

Informal with room and board in addition to wages

also Chiefly Brit.all found

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 of found

Middle English founden from Old French fonder from Classical Latin fundare from fundus, bottom from Indo-European an unverified form bhundhos from base an unverified form bhudh- from source Sanskrit budhná?, bottom

Rare to be based (on or upon)

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

Origin of found

Middle English founden from Old French fondre from Classical Latin fundere, to pour, melt (metal) from Indo-European base an unverified form ?heu- from source Old English geotan, Classical Greek cheein, pour

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found

transitive verb

found·ed, found·ing, founds

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

Origin of found

Middle English founden from Old French fonder from Latin fundāre from fundus bottom

transitive verb

found·ed, found·ing, founds

To melt (metal) and pour into a mold.
To make (objects) by pouring molten material into a mold.

Origin of found

Middle English founden from Old French fondre from Latin fundere ; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.

verb

Past tense and past participle of find

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found ¹create establish institute organize

These verbs mean to bring something into existence and set it in operation: founded a colony; created a trust fund; establishing a business; instituted an annual benefit concert; organizing a field trip.

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Noun

(law) Abbreviation of foundation.

Usage notes

This is the customary abbreviation of this term as used in case citations. See, e.g., The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, Nineteenth Edition (2010), "Case Names and Institutional Authors in Citations", Table T6, p. 430-431.

See also: found

Noun

Food and lodging, board.
1872, James De Mille, The Cryptogram, edition HTML, The Gutenberg Project, published 2009:
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.

Verb

simple past tense and past participle of find

Origin

see find.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present founds, present participle founding, simple past and past participle founded)

To begin building.
To start some type of organization or company.

Related terms

Origin

From Anglo-Norman founder (French: fonder), from Latin fundare.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present founds, present participle founding, simple past and past participle founded)

To melt, especially of metal in an industrial setting.
To form by melting a metal and pouring it into a mould; to cast.

Related terms

foundry

Origin

From Middle French fondre.

Noun

(plural founds)

A thin, single-cut file for comb-makers.

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