found

B2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈfæʊ̯nd/ UK /ˈfaʊ̯nd/ See IPA manual

adj noun verb 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... establish set up

2 verb · to base something on a... base ground

Opposites

abolish dissolve ruin

Word family

Forms foundedfoundingfoundsunfounded

Derived forms cofoundfoundablefoundlingnew-foundedrefound

Related forms confoundfoisonfoundation founder foundry fusionmorfound

Common collocations

found a company Verb + noun

Etymology

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

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Topics

Abstract Ideas

# found

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun, 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

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