Definitions for found
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Princeton's WordNet(2.75 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. found(adj)

   food and lodging provided in addition to money

   "they worked for $30 and found"

2. found(verb)

   come upon unexpectedly or after searching

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

3. establish, set up, found, launch(verb)

   set up or found

   "She set up a literacy program"

4. establish, found, plant, constitute, institute(verb)

   set up or lay the groundwork for

   "establish a new department"

5. establish, base, ground, found(verb)

   use as a basis for; found on

   "base a claim on some observation"

Webster Dictionary(2.67 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Found

   of Find

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

2. Found

   imp. & p. p. of Find

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

3. Found(verb)

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

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

4. Found(noun)

   a thin, single-cut file for combmakers

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

5. Found(verb)

   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

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

6. Found(verb)

   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

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(3.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

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.]

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

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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. Mohammed Usman:

   The villagers initially ascribed the infections to witchcraft, but it must have being going for years, the affected children were found to have high serum lead levels ...17 to 22 times higher than the acceptable limits as established by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

2. De Grasse:

   Felt like I didn't have a great start but somehow I ended up finishing the race well, i found De Grasse in the back( out of the blocks) and had to go to my next gear.

3. The USGS:

   This morning dense ballistic blocks up to 60 cm (2 feet) across were found in the parking lot a few hundred yards (meters) from Halemaumau (Kilauea's crater), these reflect the most energetic explosions yet observed and could reflect the onset of steam-driven explosive activity.

4. Christian Retournat:

   It is way too soon to say whether or not it is MH370. We just found the debris this morning in the coast of Saint Andre.

5. Paul Klee:

   He has found his style, when he cannot do otherwise.

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