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- Dictionaryfound/faʊnd/
verb
- 1. past and past participle of find
adjective
- 1. having been discovered by chance or unexpectedly.
- 2. (of a ship) equipped: "the ship was well found and seaworthy"
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The meaning of FOUND is past tense and past participle of find. How to use found in a sentence.
to bring something into existence: Boston was founded in 1630 by Puritan colonists from England. She left a large sum of money in her will to found a wildlife sanctuary. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
Found definition: to set up or establish on a firm basis or for enduring existence. See examples of FOUND used in a sentence.
FIND definition: 1. to discover, especially where a thing or person is, either unexpectedly or by searching, or to…. Learn more.
past tense, past participle of find. Definition of found verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to establish on a firm basis or for enduring existence: to found a new company. 2. to lay the lowest part of (a structure) firmly: a house founded on solid rock. 3. to base; ground: a story founded on fact. 4. to provide a basis for.
verb. use as a basis for; found on. synonyms: base, establish, ground. see more. adjective. come upon unexpectedly or after searching. “ found art” “the lost-and- found department” synonyms: recovered. found after being lost. saved. rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin. see more. noun.
Found is the past tense and past participle of find. 2. When an institution, company, or organization is founded by someone or by a group of people, they get it started, often by providing the necessary money.
Definition of found verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Found is the past tense and past participle of find. When an institution, company, or organization is founded by someone or by a group of people, they get it started, often by providing the necessary money. He founded the Centre for Journalism Studies at University College Cardiff. [VERB noun]
