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found - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'found' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Found
- imp. & p. p. of Find.
2 . Found [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Find
3 . Found [ n.]
- A thin, single-cut file for combmakers.
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.
- 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.

Meaning of 'found' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . found [ n]
Meaning (1):
- food and lodging provided in addition to money
Example in sentence:
  • they worked for $30 and found
2 . found [ v]
Meaning (2):
- 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
Example in sentence:
  • establish a new department
Meaning (4):
- set up or found
Example in sentence:
  • She set up a literacy program
5 . found [ a]
Meaning (5):
- come upon unexpectedly or after searching
Example in sentence:
  • found art;
  • the lost-and-found department