Definitions for FOUND
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.8 / 4 votes

1. foundadjective

   food and lodging provided in addition to money

   "they worked for $30 and found"

2. foundverb

   come upon unexpectedly or after searching

   "found art"; "the lost-and-found department"

3. establish, set up, found, launchverb

   set up or found

   "She set up a literacy program"

4. establish, found, plant, constitute, instituteverb

   set up or lay the groundwork for

   "establish a new department"

5. establish, base, ground, foundverb

   use as a basis for; found on

   "base a claim on some observation"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Foundthe preterite and participle passive of find.

   I am sought of them that asked not for me: I am found of them that sought me not. Is. lxv. 1.

2. To FOUNDverb

   Etymology: fundare, Latin; fonder, French.

   1. To lay the basis of any building.

   It fell not; for it was founded upon a rock. Math. vii.

   He hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods. Ps. xxiv. 2.

   2. To build; to raise.

   These tunes of reason are Amphion’s lyre,
   Wherewith he did the Theban city found. Davies.

   They Gabian walls, and strong Fidenæ rear,
   Nomentum, Bola with Pometia found,
   And raise Colatian tow’rs on rocky ground. John Dryden, Æn.

   3. To establish; to erect.

   This also shall they gain by their delay
   In the wide wilderness; there they shall found
   Their government, and their great senate chuse,
   Through the twelve tribes, to rule by laws ordain’d. John Milton.

   He founding a library, gathered together the acts of the kings and prophets. 2 Mac. ii. 13.

   4. To give birth or original to: as, he founded an art; he founded a family.5. To raise upon, as on a principle or ground.

   Though some have made use of the opinion of some schoolmen, that dominion is founded in grace; yet as that is but an opinion, so were it admitted as the most certain truth, it could never warrant any such sanguinary method. Decay of Piety.

   A right to the use of the creatures is founded originally in the right a man has to subsist. John Locke.

   Power, founded on contract, can descend only to him who has right by that contract. John Locke.

   The reputation of the Iliad they found upon the ignorance of his times. Alexander Pope, Iliad. Preface to the.

   6. To fix firm.

   Fleance is escap’d.
   —— Then comes my fit again: I had else been perfect,
   Whole as the marble, founded as the rock. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

3. To Foundverb

   To form by melting and pouring into moulds; to cast.

   Etymology: fundare, Latin; fonder, French.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. found

   Found can be defined as the act of establishing or creating something, typically an organization, institution, or company. It involves setting up the necessary structures, systems, and processes to bring the entity into existence. Founding can also refer to the discovery or establishment of something, such as a city or a theory.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.7 / 6 votes

1. Found

   of Find

2. Found

   imp. & p. p. of Find

3. Foundverb

   to form by melting a metal, and pouring it into a mold; to cast

4. Foundnoun

   a thin, single-cut file for combmakers

5. Foundverb

   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

6. Foundverb

   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

7. Etymology: [F. fondre, L. fundere to found, pour.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 4 votes

1. Found

   pa.t. and pa.p. of find.—n. Found′ling, a little child found deserted.—Foundling hospital, an institution where such are brought up.

2. Found

   fownd, v.t. to lay the bottom or foundation of: to establish on a basis: to originate: to endow.—v.i. to rely.—ns. Foundā′tion, the act of founding: the base of a building: the groundwork or basis: a permanent fund for a benevolent purpose or for some special object; Foundā′tioner, one supported from the funds or foundation of an institution; Foundā′tion-mus′lin, -net, gummed fabrics used for stiffening dresses and bonnets; Foundātion-stone, one of the stones forming the foundation of a building, esp. a stone laid with public ceremony; Found′er, one who founds, establishes, or originates: an endower:—fem. Found′ress. [Fr. fonder—L. fundāre, -ātum, to found—fundus, the bottom.]

3. Found

   fownd, v.t. to form by melting and pouring into a mould: to cast.—ns. Found′er, one who melts and casts metal, as a brassfounder; Found′ing, metal-casting; Found′ry, Found′ery, the art of founding or casting: the house where founding is carried on. [Fr. fondre—L. fundĕre, fusum, to pour.]

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1. Found

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

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FOUND

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Found is ranked #143149 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Found surname appeared 116 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Found.
   
   88.7% or 103 total occurrences were White.
   8.6% or 10 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'FOUND' in Written Corpus Frequency: #441

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'FOUND' in Verbs Frequency: #551

Anagrams for FOUND »

1. fondu

How to pronounce FOUND?

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

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of FOUND in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of FOUND in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of FOUND in a Sentence

1. Guillermo Ameer:

   The engineered ligament is biocompatible and can stabilize the knee, allowing the animal to function, most importantly, we may have found a way to integrate an artificial ligament with native bone.

2. Carrie Fisher:

   I did have a false bravado with drugs, and I found my adult female body and person didn’t need that, [Once I was] a mother I was like, ‘I certainly don’t want to be not present for them.’ I feel like I’m alive, in part, because I’ve looked at what it has done to the rest of my family.

3. Charles Scott:

   What I have found is that ambitious people have the hardest time taking a friggin' vacation and just relaxing for a little bit. They are caught up, consumed by the goal itself, by the potential competitor who could take it away from you if you are too slow or lazy. They don’t honor recovery and the need to back off. But they absolutely honor the hard work, this, by the way, is our culture. Our corporate culture is all about being Superman. We are supposed to have no flaws and no weaknesses.

4. Detlef Jaab:

   The older they are, the more dangerous they become, it's a dangerous job but there's a lot of variety and freedom to make decisions, whether a bomb can be defused or is too deteriorated and has to be detonated where it's found.

5. James Gunn:

   I was hired for the first movie to sort of assist with Rocket so that we would find a way that the actors were dealing with a real actor, rather than a blank space, before they found a voice actor who was going to play the role. It just kind of evolved from there, i ended up being on set and we did a rehearsal, and I just got down on my hands and knees and started doing it from down there.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=FOUND
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=FOUND
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/FOUND
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=FOUND
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html