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- [found]
- /faʊnd/
- /faʊnd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [found]
- /faʊnd/
Definitions of founding word
- verb founding simple past tense and past participle of find. 1
- verb founding equipped, outfitted, or furnished: He bought a new boat, fully found. 1
- adjective founding 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 founding something that is provided or furnished without charge, especially meals given a domestic: Maid wanted, good salary and found. 1
- verb with object founding to melt and pour (metal, glass, etc.) into a mold. 1
- verb with object founding to form or make (an article) of molten material in a mold; cast. 1
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Origin of founding
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 Founding
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
founding 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".
founding usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for founding
adj founding
- originating — to take its origin or rise; begin; start; arise: The practice originated during the Middle Ages.
- planting — any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
noun founding
- establishment — The action of establishing something or being established.
- formation — the act or process of forming or the state of being formed: the formation of ice.
- creation — In many religions, creation is the making of the universe, Earth, and creatures by God.
- launch — to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
- institution — an organization, establishment, foundation, society, or the like, devoted to the promotion of a particular cause or program, especially one of a public, educational, or charitable character: This college is the best institution of its kind.
adjective founding
- authorising — Present participle of authorise.
- authorizing — Present participle of authorize.
- colonising — Present participle of colonise.
- colonizing — Present participle of colonize.
- endowing — Present participle of endow.
Antonyms for founding
noun founding
- dissolution — the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements.
Top questions with founding
- who are the founding fathers?
- who were the founding fathers?
- what was one reason for the founding of the naacp?
- how many founding fathers owned slaves?
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