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Meaning of 'found'
Meaning of 'found' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Found 
- imp. & p. p. of Find. 2. Found [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Find [ imp. & p. p.]3. Found [ n.]
- A thin, single-cut file for combmakers. [ n.]4. Found [ v. i.]
- 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. [ v. i.]- 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.
5. Found [ v. t.]
- To form by melting a metal, and pouring it into a mold;
to cast. [ v. t.]Meaning of 'found' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. found [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- food and lodging provided in addition to money
- food and lodging provided in addition to money
Example in sentence:
- they worked for $30 and found
2. found [ v]
[ v]Meaning (2):
- use as a basis for; found on
- use as a basis for; found on
Example in sentence:
- base a claim on some observation
Meaning (3):
- set up or lay the groundwork for
- set up or lay the groundwork for
Example in sentence:
- establish a new department
Meaning (4):
- set up or found
- set up or found
Example in sentence:
- She set up a literacy program
3. found [ a]
[ a]Meaning (5):
- come upon unexpectedly or after searching
- come upon unexpectedly or after searching
Example in sentence:
- found art;
- the lost-and-found department
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