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found¹ [found]

[ME funden < OE funden, pp. of findan]

vt., vi.

pp. & pt. of FIND

adj.

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

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Informal with room and board in addition to wages: also [Chiefly Brit.] Chiefly Brit. all found

found² [found]

vt.

[ME founden < OFr fonder < L fundare < fundus, bottom < IE * bhundhos < base * bhudh- > Sans budhnáḥ, BOTTOM]

1. to lay the base of; set for support; base [a statement founded on facts]

2. to begin to build or organize; bring into being; establish [to found a college]

vi.

Rare to be based ( on or upon)

found³ [found]

vt.

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

1. to melt and pour (metal or materials for glass) into a mold

2. to make by pouring molten metal into a mold; cast

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Synonyms:

Base, set, fix, place, ground, rest, lay the foundation of / Build, construct, erect, raise / Establish, institute, originate, set up, plant / Cast, mould, form in a mould

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found — vb 1 *base, ground, bottom, stay, rest Analogous words: *set, fix, settle, establish: sustain, *support: *build, erect, raise, rear 2 Found, establish, institute, organize are comparable when meaning to set going or to bring into … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Found — Found, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Founded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Founding}.] [F. fonder, L. fundare, fr. fundus bottom. See 1st {Bottom}, and cf. {Founder}, v. i., {Fund}.] 1. To lay the basis of; to set, or place, as on something solid, for support; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
found — 1 past and past part of find found 2 vt: to establish (as an institution) often with provision for future maintenance Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Found — Found, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Founded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Founding}.] [F. fondre, L. fundere to found, pour.] To form by melting a metal, and pouring it into a mold; to cast. Whereof to found their engines. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
found — [faʊnd] verb [transitive] ORGANIZATIONS to start a new company or organization: • The company was founded back in 1947. * * * found UK US /faʊnd/ verb [T] ► to start a new business, organization, etc.: »The airline was founded 25 years ago … Financial and business terms
Found — Found, imp. & p. p. of {Find}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Found — Found, n. A thin, single cut file for combmakers. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
found — [v1] bring into being begin, commence, constitute, construct, create, endow, erect, establish, fashion, fix, form, get going, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, organize, originate, plant, raise, ring in*, settle, settle up, start, start… … New thesaurus
found — Ⅰ. found [2] ► VERB 1) establish (an institution or organization). 2) (be founded on/upon) be based on (a particular principle or concept). ORIGIN Old French fonder, from Latin fundus bottom, base . Ⅱ. found … English terms dictionary
Found — found, founs, fons nm fond, partie inférieure, basse; dépression de terrain Alpes et Sud Est … Glossaire des noms topographiques en France

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