found

tr.v., found·ed, found·ing, founds.

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

[Middle English founden, from Old French fonder, from Latin fundāre, from fundus, bottom.]

SYNONYMS  found, create, 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.

found² (found)
tr.v., found·ed, found·ing, founds.

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

[Middle English founden, from Old French fondre, from Latin fundere.]

found³ (found)
v.

Past tense and past participle of find.

verb

1. To bring into existence formally: constitute, create, establish, institute, organize, originate, set up, start. See start/end.
2. To provide a basis for: base¹, build, establish, ground, predicate, rest¹, root¹, underpin. See over/under.

v

Definition: bring into being
Antonyms: destroy, end

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adj. (of a ship) equipped; supplied: the ship was two years old, well found and seaworthy.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

IN BRIEF: Come upon unexpectedly or after searching.

A faithful friend is a strong defense; And he that hath found him hath found a treasure. — Louisa May Alcott, (1832-1888), American novelist and writer.

Common misspelling(s) of found

• foudn

Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - inkluderet

2.
v. tr. - grundlægge, basere

idioms:

• well founded    velfunderet

3.
v. tr. - danne

Nederlands (Dutch)
stichten, baseren (op), met bouw beginnen, gieten, gevonden, funderen, uitgerust, in een kunstwerk verwerkt als gevonden, voedsel en onderkomen als werkvoorwaarde

Français (French)
1.
adj. - compris (les charges), inclus

2.
v. tr. - fonder, établir

idioms:

• well founded    bien fondé

3.
v. tr. - (Tech) couler, fondre (un métal)

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - ausgestattet, einschl. Kost und Logis

2.
v. - gründen, gießen, beruhen auf

idioms:

• well founded    (wohl) fundiert

3.
v. - schmelzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - θεμελιώνω, ιδρύω (πόλη κ.λπ.), κτίζω, δημιουργώ, εγκαθιδρύω, τοποθετώ σε βάση, στηρίζω, χυτεύω, χύνω μέταλλο σε καλούπι
adj. - ευρεθείς, (καλο)εξοπλισμένος, (άρτια) εφοδιασμένος, (για μέταλλα) χυτός

idioms:

• well founded    άρτια θεμελιωμένος ή τεκμηριωμένος

Italiano (Italian)
fondare, fondere, gettare le basi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - fundar, fundir (metal)
adj. - fundado, fundido

idioms:

• well founded    bem fundamentado

Русский (Russian)
основывать, закладывать, учреждать, выплавлять

idioms:

• well founded    обоснованный

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - incluido en

2.
v. tr. - fundar, establecer, fundamentar, cimentar

idioms:

• well founded    bien fundado, justificado

3.
v. tr. - moldear, fundir, vaciar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - imperf. o perf. f. av find, gjuta, grunda, basera
adj. - avgiftsfri, inkluderad utan avgift

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 建立, 创立, 创办, 建造, 将...建立在

idioms:

• well founded    有根据的, 有理由的

2. 铸, 铸造, 熔制, 熔化

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 鑄, 鑄造, 熔制, 熔化

2.
v. tr. - 建立, 創立, 創辦, 建造, 將...建立在

idioms:

• well founded    有根據的, 有理由的

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - (별도의 요금을 물지 않아도 되는) 설비를 갖춘, 교양 있는

2.
v. tr. - 기초를 세우다, 창건하다

idioms:

• well founded    근거가 충분하다

3.
v. tr. - 쇠를 녹이다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 創設する, 設立する, 建設する, 作る, 鋳る, 鋳造する, 見付ける

idioms:

• found wanting    まだ物足りない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يؤسس , ينشىء (صفه) مؤسس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮כלול במחיר, ללא תשלום נוסף (למשל, כלול בשכ"ד)‬
v. tr. - ‮הקים, ייסד‬
v. tr. - ‮התיך‬

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