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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FOUND, pret. and pp. of find.
I am found of them that sought me not. Isaiah 65.
FOUND, v.t. [L. fundo, fundare; Heb. to build, that is, to set, found, erect.]
1. To lay the basis of any thing; to set, or place, as on something solid for support.
It fell not, for it was founded on a rock. Matthew 7.
2. To begin and build; to lay the foundation, and raise a superstructure; as, to found a city.
3. To set or place; to establish, as on something solid or durable; as, to found a government on principles of liberty.
4. To begin; to form or lay the basis; as, to found a college or a library. Sometimes to endow is equivalent to found.
5. To give birth to; to originate; as, to found an art or a family.
6. To set; to place; to establish on a basis. Christianity is founded on the rock of ages. Dominion is sometimes founded on conquest; sometimes on choice or voluntary consent.
Power, founded on contract, can descend only to him who has right by that contract.
7. To fix firmly.
I had else been perfect, whole as the marble, founded as the rock.
FOUND, v.t. [L. fundo, fudi, fusum.]
To cast; to form by melting a metal and pouring it into a mold.
[This verb is seldom used, but the derivative foundry is in common use. for found we use cast.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: come upon unexpectedly or after searching; "found art"; "the lost-and-found department" [ant: lost] n
1: food and lodging provided in addition to money; "they worked for $30 and found" v
1: set up or found; "She set up a literacy program" [syn: establish, set up, found, launch] [ant: abolish, get rid of]
2: set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department" [syn: establish, found, plant, constitute, institute]
3: use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation" [syn: establish, base, ground, found]

Merriam Webster's

I. past and past participle of find II. adjective Date: 1793 1. having all usual, standard, or reasonably expected equipment <the boat comes fully found, ready to go — Holiday> 2. presented as or incorporated into an artistic work essentially as found <sculpture of fabric, wood, and other found materials — Hilton Kramer> III. noun Date: 1830 free food and lodging in addition to wages <they're paid $175 a month and found — New Yorker> IV. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French funder, fonder, from Latin fundare, from fundus bottom — more at bottom Date: 13th century 1. to take the first steps in building 2. to set or ground on something solid ; base 3. to establish (as an institution) often with provision for future maintenance V. transitive verb Etymology: Middle French fondre to pour, melt, from Latin fundere; akin to Old English g?otan to pour, Greek chein Date: 1562 to melt (as metal) and pour into a mold

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. past and past part. of FIND. 2. v. 1 tr. a establish (esp. with an endowment). b originate or initiate (an institution). 2 tr. be the original builder or begin the building of (a town etc.). 3 tr. lay the base of (a building etc.). 4 (foll. by on, upon) a tr. construct or base (a story, theory, rule, etc.) according to a specified principle or ground. b intr. have a basis in. Phrases and idioms: founding father a person associated with a founding, esp. an American statesman at the time of the Revolution. Etymology: ME f. OF fonder f. L fundare f. fundus bottom 3. v.tr. 1 a melt and mould (metal). b fuse (materials for glass). 2 make by founding. Derivatives: founder n. Etymology: ME f. OF fondre f. L fundere fus- pour

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Find Find, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Found; p. pr. & vb. n. Finding.] [AS. findan; akin to D. vinden, OS. & OHG. findan, G. finden, Dan. finde, icel. & Sw. finna, Goth. fin?an; and perh. to L. petere to seek, Gr. ? to fall, Skr. pat to fall, fly, E. petition.] 1. To meet with, or light upon, accidentally; to gain the first sight or knowledge of, as of something new, or unknown; hence, to fall in with, as a person. Searching the window for a flint, I found This paper, thus sealed up. --Shak. In woods and forests thou art found. --Cowley. 2. To learn by experience or trial; to perceive; to experience; to discover by the intellect or the feelings; to detect; to feel. ``I find you passing gentle.'' --Shak. The torrid zone is now found habitable. --Cowley. 3. To come upon by seeking; as, to find something lost. (a) To discover by sounding; as, to find bottom. (b) To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end; as, water is found to be a compound substance. (c) To gain, as the object of desire or effort; as, to find leisure; to find means. (d) To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire. Seek, and ye shall find. --Matt. vii. 7. Every mountain now hath found a tongue. --Byron. 4. To provide for; to supply; to furnish; as, to find food for workemen; he finds his nephew in money. Wages [pounds]14 and all found. --London Times. Nothing a day and find yourself. --Dickens.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Found Found, imp. & p. p. of Find.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Found Found, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Founded; p. pr. & vb. n. Founding.] [F. fondre, L. fundere to found, pour.] To form by melting a metal, and pouring it into a mold; to cast. ``Whereof to found their engines.'' --Milton.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Found Found, n. A thin, single-cut file for combmakers.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Found Found, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Founded; p. pr. & vb. n. Founding.] [F. fonder, L. fundare, fr. fundus bottom. See 1st Bottom, and cf. Founder, v. i., Fund.] 1. To lay the basis of; to set, or place, as on something solid, for support; to ground; to establish upon a basis, literal or figurative; to fix firmly. I had else been perfect, Whole as the marble, founded as the rock. --Shak. A man that all his time Hath founded his good fortunes on your love. --Shak. It fell not, for it was founded on a rock. --Matt. vii. 25. 2. To take the ffirst steps or measures in erecting or building up; to furnish the materials for beginning; to begin to raise; to originate; as, to found a college; to found a family. There they shall found Their government, and their great senate choose. --Milton. Syn: To base; ground; institute; establish; fix. See Predicate.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(founds, founding, founded) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. 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. The Independent Labour Party was founded in Bradford on January 13, 1893... He founded the Centre for Journalism Studies at University College Cardiff... The business, founded by Dawn and Nigel, suffered financial setbacks. = set up, establish VERB: be V-ed, V n, V-ed • foundation ...the 150th anniversary of the foundation of Kew Gardens. N-SING: with poss • founding I have been a member of The Sunday Times Wine Club since its founding in 1973. N-SING: with poss 3. When a town, important building, or other place is founded by someone or by a group of people, they cause it to be built. The town was founded in 1610. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed 4. see also founded, founding

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Base, set, fix, place, ground, rest, lay the foundation of. 2. Build, construct, erect, raise. 3. Establish, institute, originate, set up, plant. 4. Cast, mould, form in a mould.

Moby Thesaurus

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