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- [found]
- /faʊnd/
- /faʊnd/
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- [found]
- /faʊnd/
Definitions of founded word
- verb founded simple past tense and past participle of find. 1
- verb founded equipped, outfitted, or furnished: He bought a new boat, fully found. 1
- adjective founded British. provided or furnished without additional charge, as to a tenant; included within the price, rent, etc. (often used postpositively): Room to let, laundry found. 1
- noun founded something that is provided or furnished without charge, especially meals given a domestic: Maid wanted, good salary and found. 1
- verb with object founded to melt and pour (metal, glass, etc.) into a mold. 1
- verb with object founded to form or make (an article) of molten material in a mold; cast. 1
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Origin of founded
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English founden < Old French fonder < Latin fundāre, derivative of fundus bottom, foundation
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Parts of speech for Founded
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
founded popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
founded usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for founded
adj founded
- set up — the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
adjective founded
- organized — affiliated in an organization, especially a union: organized dockworkers.
- organised — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- established — (of a custom, belief, practice, or institution) Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
- endowed — Simple past tense and past participle of endow.
Antonyms for founded
adjective founded
- unfounded — without foundation; not based on fact, realistic considerations, or the like: unfounded suspicions.
- off-base — located outside the perimeters of a military base: off-base housing for officers.
- unproven — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- foundationless — Without foundation; unfounded.
- uncalled for — not called for; not required; superfluous; unwanted.
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