Definitions for founded
found·ed

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1. foundedverb

   To set up; to launch; to institute.

2. foundedverb

   Use as a basis for; grounded on.

3. foundedadjective

   Having a basis.

   She offered a well-founded hypothesis.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.8 / 4 votes

1. Founded

   of Found

2. Founded

   of Found

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1. Founded

   Found vs. Founded -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Found and Founded.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'founded' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3496

Anagrams for founded »

1. fondued

How to pronounce founded?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say founded in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of founded in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of founded in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of founded in a Sentence

1. Chuck Schumer:

   The United States Military Academy at West Point was founded as an engineering school, designed to ensure that our Army's leaders had access to the best resources and education that would enable them to succeed in their military careers in defense of our nation, now, we find out that funds that Congress appropriated to design and build a state-of-the-art engineering center at West Point have been redirected for an expensive and ineffective wall at the southern border.

2. Terry Pratchett, Moving Pictures:

   Of course, it is very important to be sober when you take an exam. Many worthwhile careers in the street- cleansing, fruit-picking and subway-guitar-playing industries have been founded on a lack of understanding of this simple fact.

3. The Dhammapada:

   All that we are is made up of our thoughts; it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speak or act with a pure thought, happiness will follow him, like a shadow that never leaves him.

4. London Mayor Boris Johnson:

   The thing is ridiculous, and it is not a well-founded strike.

5. Fernandez Diaz:

   Mr Rato came to the ministry to talk to me about a well-founded concern affecting his personal security, he told me of his particular concern about the serious threats and insults that both he and people in his close circle were receiving, (about) situations in which he was being assaulted and verbally rebuked as well as reiterated threats received through other channels, particularly social networks.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Founded
2. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/founded