found

🇺🇸 /faʊnd/ 🇬🇧 /faʊnd/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
verb
B2

to start an organization or institution by providing money

They found a new charity to help children in need.

B2

to be the first to build and live in a town or country

Pioneers found a settlement in the valley.

R

to base something on something else

Their friendship was found on trust and honesty.

R

to melt metal and pour it into a mold to make objects

Artisans found bronze statues using ancient techniques.

R

to discover or come upon something

She found a lost puppy in the park.

translation

v. to start an organization or institution by providing money; to be the first to build and live in a town or country; to base something on something else; to melt metal and pour it into a mold to make objects; to discover or come upon something

Word Forms

3rd Present founds
Past founded
Perfect founded
Progressive founding