found B2 Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˈfæʊ̯nd/ UK /ˈfaʊ̯nd/ See IPA manual Freq #237 Meanings 1 verb To start or set up an institution, company, or organization. She founded the company in her garage twenty years ago. 2 verb To base something on a particular idea, fact, or principle. Their argument was founded on solid evidence. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to start or set up an... establishset up 2 verb · to base something on a... baseground ↔ Opposites abolishdissolveruin Word family Forms foundedfoundingfoundsunfounded Derived forms cofoundfoundablefoundlingnew-foundedrefound Related forms confoundfoisonfoundationfounderfoundryfusionmorfound Common collocations found a company Verb + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English founden, from Old French fondre, from Latin fundere. Cognate with Spanish fundir and hundir, and French fondre. founden Middle English fondre Old French fundō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # found **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈfæʊ̯nd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfaʊ̯nd/ **Frequency rank:** 237 ## Meanings 1. To start or set up an institution, company, or organization. 2. To base something on a particular idea, fact, or principle. ## Examples - She founded the company in her garage twenty years ago. - Their argument was founded on solid evidence. ## Antonyms - abolish - dissolve - ruin ## Derived Forms - cofound - foundable - foundling - new-founded - refound ## Related Forms - confound - foison - foundation - founder - foundry - fusion - morfound ## Roots and Affixes - Root: founden - Root: fondre - Root: fundō ## Etymology From Middle English founden, from Old French fondre, from Latin fundere. Cognate with Spanish fundir and hundir, and French fondre. ## AI Etymology Found comes from Middle English founden, from Old French fondre, from Latin fundere. Cognate with Spanish fundir and hundir, and French fondre. In current use, the main senses are “To start or set up an institution, company, or organization” and “To base something on a particular idea, fact, or principle”. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas markdown