English Explanatory Dictionary

found

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of find
noun
  1. Food and lodging; board.
verb
  1. To start (an institution or organization).
  2. To begin building.
  3. To use as a foundation; to base.
verb
  1. To melt, especially of metal or glass in an industrial setting.
  2. To form by melting a metal and pouring it into a mould; to cast.
noun
  1. The period of time when a furnace is at its hottest; the interval in which the furnace is meant to fully melt glass.
noun
  1. A thin, single-cut file for comb-makers.

Pronunciation

/ˈfaʊ̯nd/ en-us-found.ogg /ˈfæʊ̯nd/ /ˈfaːnd/ /fʊnd/

Word forms

found founds founding founded no-table-tags glossary foundest foundedst foundeth

Etymology

See find.

Synonyms

discovered repertitious establish

Antonyms

ruin dissolve abolish

Related words

foundation founder confound foundry foison fusion morfound

Derived words

foundling all found found art found family found footage found-in found literature found money found music found object found-on found poetry found sound lost and found newfound unfound well-found cofound foundable new-founded refound
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