found1 found2 verb
foundfound1 /faʊnd/ 
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Mr. Packard was instrumental in founding the Stanford Industrial Park in the 1950s.
- The bank was founded 60 years ago in Munich.
- Who originally founded the college?
- Eventually, the spare key was found and they were released from the clutches of the car.
- I found the pages devoted to soy pastes and fish sauces particularly useful.
- Just off the main street, she found the first of the carrion creatures.
- She found it practical as well as beautiful.
- The jealousy and sense of betrayal were so all-consuming that he had found himself unable to move.
- They're still trying to establish a motive for the stabbing of Richard Miles, who was found dead in his garden.
- We also found a whole batch of papers which we thought might be vital to the war effort.
- When it came time for her to marry, no suitable groom could be found until a mouse was offered.
Longman Language Activatorwhen something is not available
· She took a temporary job because a permanent job was not available.· In many Russian cities basic foodstuffs are unavailable.unavailable/not available to · This type of diet pill should be made unavailable to minors.
goods or products that are unobtainable are impossible to get or buy: · Fresh fruit is unobtainable at certain times of the year.· Good apartments to rent had become almost unobtainable.
if something that you really want is not to be had or not to be found you know it is not available at all because you have tried to get it everywhere: · At the moment warm woollen socks are not to be found anywhere in Bucharest.· Good legal advice is simply not to be had because of the shortage of lawyers.
if something such as a seat, room, or place is taken , someone has already arranged to use it and it is not available for other people to use: · I'm sorry - that seat is taken.
to exist to be something that is really present or living: · Do you think ghosts really exist?· The blue whale is the largest creature that has ever existed on earth.· We can't continue to pretend that the problem of homelessness doesn't exist in this city.there exists/there exist: · There now exists a significant body of scientific research on the subject.
if you say there is something, you mean that it exists: · Is there life on other planets?· There's no evidence to prove that Gray is the murderer.· There are hundreds of different computer programs designed specifically for children.· I didn't know there was Chinese restaurant in your neighborhood.
to exist in a particular place, or inside a particular thing: · Otters are still found in some parts of Britain.· Vitamin C is found in green vegetables and fresh fruit.can be found: · Other examples of this type of romantic poem can be found throughout history.
if something such as a particular type of substance or illness occurs in a particular place, it exists there - used especially in scientific contexts: occur in: · The disease occurs mainly in children, but can also occur in adults.· Chromium and nickel occur commonly in areas which are also rich in magnesium.· The Japanese "f' sound does not occur in European languages.
when something exists: the existence of something: · For the first time she began to doubt the existence of God.in existence: · Today there are less than 100 copies of the book still in existence.· The organization has been in existence for only 18 months.
someone or something that you cannot find a missing object is lost and may have been stolen; a missing person cannot be found and may be in danger: · She's been missing for three days now, and we're very worried.· The painting, which has been missing for almost half a century, only turned up when the owner of the house died.missing from: · Police are 'very concerned' for the safety of a teenager who's been missing from home for three days. · Two pages were missing from my copy of the report.go missing (from) British (=become lost or be stolen): · A small sum of money went missing from the office last night.report somebody/something missing (from) (=tell someone in authority that someone or something is lost or stolen): · The man had reported his girlfriend missing three days after she disappeared.
if something is lost , no-one knows where it is: · I've looked everywhere for the car keys. I think they must be lost.· Divers are searching for the plane's lost flight recorder.get lost: · You haven't gotten my letter yet? It must have gotten lost in the mail.
if something or someone disappears , they cannot be found and you think they may have been stolen or may be in danger: · I thought I had a copy of the notes, but they seem to have disappeared somewhere.· The parents of an art student who disappeared in the middle of his exams have made an emotional plea for him to come home.disappear from: · The letter had mysteriously disappeared from the file overnight.
if someone or something is nowhere to be seen or nowhere to be found , you have looked everywhere for them but still cannot find them: · Our tour guide was nowhere to be seen, so we set off to explore the city alone.· She'd looked everywhere for her glasses, but they were nowhere to be found.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
We searched everywhere but the ring was nowhere to be found (=could not be found). It wasn’t until Durant was in her 30s that she found her calling. Police found discrepancies in the two men’s reports. The jury found her guilty of murder. I found his latest novel a bit heavy going. The court found him innocent and he was released. He was smiling in a way I found very irritating. The new designs have all been found lacking in some important way. At 17 she found her true vocation as a writer. Their security procedures were found wanting.
We searched everywhere but the ring was nowhere to be found (=could not be found). It wasn’t until Durant was in her 30s that she found her calling. (=start developing a new city)· He founded the city of Baghdad in the 8th century.
· The company was founded in 1993 by William J. Nutt.
Police found discrepancies in the two men’s reports. (=start an empire)· The Persian empire was founded by Cyrus the Great.
· Anna was finding it difficult to get used to her new-found fame.
formal (=start a group)· Mick Jagger and Keith Richards founded the group in the early Sixties.
The jury found her guilty of murder. I found his latest novel a bit heavy going. The court found him innocent and he was released. He was smiling in a way I found very irritating. The new designs have all been found lacking in some important way.· The two politicians broke away from the PDF to form a new political party.
· This species is found only in the Southern Hemisphere.
At 17 she found her true vocation as a writer. Their security procedures were found wanting.PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the lost-and-found
the past tense and past participle of find- A comparable tendency is to be found in the theatre.
- A similar situation is to be found in other regions of the world.
- Further comments on attaching priorities to different subjects and to different levels of material are to be found in Chapter 3.
- He was to be found lurking in the band's dressing room whenever they ventured into Mancunian territory, which was often.
- It was to be found in the libraries of other leading Virginians: Lord Botetourt, Thos.
- She and two of the Aussies then proceeded to the next floor where guest bedrooms were to be found.
- The only reference to sustainable development was to be found in paragraph two hundred and thirteen.
- These words, in his own hand, are to be found, framed, inside the hall.
- Our tour guide was nowhere to be seen, so we set off to explore the city alone.
- She'd looked everywhere for her glasses, but they were nowhere to be found.
- Amelia Otis's name is nowhere to be found.
- But David Kent was nowhere to be seen.
- He had been searching for Morthen, to protect her from his violent half-brother, but she was nowhere to be found.
- I patrolled the town for a while, but they were nowhere to be seen.
- The prison director ordered a search, but the prisoner was nowhere to be found.
- When a game was on the line, Carr was nowhere to be found.
- Willie had looked around for the twins and George, but they were nowhere to be seen.
found1 found2 verb
foundfound2 ●●○ AWL verb [transitive] WORD ORIGINfound2
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French fonder, from Latin fundus ‘bottom’VERB TABLE
found
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | found |
| he, she, it | founds | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | founded |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have founded |
| he, she, it | has founded | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had founded |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will found |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have founded |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am founding |
| he, she, it | is founding | |
| you, we, they | are founding | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was founding |
| you, we, they | were founding | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been founding |
| he, she, it | has been founding | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been founding |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be founding |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been founding |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Eventually, the spare key was found and they were released from the clutches of the car.
- I found the pages devoted to soy pastes and fish sauces particularly useful.
- Just off the main street, she found the first of the carrion creatures.
- She found it practical as well as beautiful.
- The jealousy and sense of betrayal were so all-consuming that he had found himself unable to move.
- They're still trying to establish a motive for the stabbing of Richard Miles, who was found dead in his garden.
- We also found a whole batch of papers which we thought might be vital to the war effort.
- When it came time for her to marry, no suitable groom could be found until a mouse was offered.
THESAURUS
to start a company or organization, especially one that exists for a long time: · The company was established in 1899.· He established a new research centre in Dublin.· Most of the money will be used to establish local industries and mobilize the work-force.
to start a new company or organization. Set up is less formal than establish, and is the usual phrase to use in everyday English: · Kate and her partner are setting up their own printing business.· Dad set up as a builder in 1990 and now he employs over twenty men.
to start a business that provides services to the public, such as a shop, restaurant, or hotel: · He opened his first restaurant in 1995.· They just opened a new supermarket on Van Nuys Boulevard.
to start a company or an organization such as a school or a hospital, especially by providing the money for it – used about something that was started a long time ago: · Who originally founded the college?· The bank was founded 60 years ago in Munich.
formal to start an organization with an official ceremony: · Twenty years after the airport was inaugurated, it introduced its first transatlantic flights.
Longman Language Activatoravailable for someone to have or use if something is available , you can get it, buy it, or use it: · There's no room for more books - we've used up all the available space.available to: · Grants are available to students who have high grades.available from: · The publication is available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.available at/in: · Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster locations.have something available: · Do you have a room available for this weekend?readily/freely available (=very easy to get): · Drugs like heroin are readily available on the streets.make something available: · These statistics are never sold or made available to the public.
a room or seat that is free is not being used by anyone now, and no one has asked for it to be kept for them to use later: · Is this chair free?· The only free seats on the train were in a smoking compartment.have something free: · The hotel never has any rooms free over the Christmas period.
something that is spare is not being used now, but it can be used if someone needs it: · I need 50 cents for the parking meter - do you have any spare change?· We're using the spare bedroom as a storage space.· a spare tyre
something such as a room or seat that is empty has no one using it at the moment and is therefore available for someone else to use: · They have three empty rooms now that the kids have moved out.· I think there's an empty seat in the back row.· The house was empty for two months before it was sold.
a building, home, room, or office that is vacant is available because it is not owned or rented by anyone: · There don't seem to be any vacant rooms in the whole of London!· If you're looking for somewhere to rent, I think there's a vacant apartment in my building.· Of the buildings the company owns, only 3% are vacant.
something that is to be had or to be found is available to anyone who knows where to get it from: · When no work was to be had, he borrowed money from friends.· We looked all over, but there were no fast food restaurants to be found.· She knew of a place where designer clothes were to be had at bargain prices.
British informal if something is going , it is available for anyone who wants it: · Is there any more wine going?· There aren't many jobs going in this part of the country.
if something is at your disposal , someone has provided it for you to use whenever you want or in any way that you want: · We have ample money at our disposal to do this job right.· A limousine and driver were put at her disposal for the entire week.
informal if something that you like or enjoy is on tap , it is available to you all the time so that you can have it whenever you want it: · It's a great place for a rest: food, music, alcohol - everything's on tap.· Some three hundred free outdoor shows are on tap during the weekend festival.
to start a new business or organization to start a new business or organization: · Luigi's family came here in 1966 and started up a chain of restaurants.· John decided to start his own textile business shortly after the war.
to start a business that provides services to the public, such as a shop, restaurant, or hotel: · They just opened a new supermarket on Van Nuys Boulevard.· The rail company plans to open several new lines over the next five years.
to start a new business by making all the necessary arrangements, buying equipment etc: · Kate and her partner are setting up their own printing business.set up in business (=to start to run your own business): · The Enterprise Center runs courses for people who want to set up in business on their own.set up as: · Dad set up as a builder in 1990 and now he employs over twenty men.
to start an important organization that is intended to be permanent, or that continues for a very long time: · The company was established in 1899.· Most of the money will be used to establish local industries and mobilize the work-force.
to start an organization, school, hospital etc, especially by providing the money for it - use this especially about something that was started a long time ago: · Who originally founded the college?· The bank was founded 60 years ago in Munich.
formal the start of an organization, institution, or programme: · Within a few years of its inception, the charity was involved in aid projects all around the world.· Not long after their inception, the welfare programs were under attack.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES We searched everywhere but the ring was nowhere to be found (=could not be found). It wasn’t until Durant was in her 30s that she found her calling. Police found discrepancies in the two men’s reports. The jury found her guilty of murder. I found his latest novel a bit heavy going. The court found him innocent and he was released. He was smiling in a way I found very irritating. The new designs have all been found lacking in some important way. At 17 she found her true vocation as a writer. Their security procedures were found wanting.
We searched everywhere but the ring was nowhere to be found (=could not be found). It wasn’t until Durant was in her 30s that she found her calling. (=start developing a new city)· He founded the city of Baghdad in the 8th century.
· The company was founded in 1993 by William J. Nutt.
Police found discrepancies in the two men’s reports. (=start an empire)· The Persian empire was founded by Cyrus the Great.
· Anna was finding it difficult to get used to her new-found fame.
formal (=start a group)· Mick Jagger and Keith Richards founded the group in the early Sixties.
The jury found her guilty of murder. I found his latest novel a bit heavy going. The court found him innocent and he was released. He was smiling in a way I found very irritating. The new designs have all been found lacking in some important way.· The two politicians broke away from the PDF to form a new political party.
· This species is found only in the Southern Hemisphere.
At 17 she found her true vocation as a writer. Their security procedures were found wanting.PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the lost-and-found
1to start something such as an organization, company, school, or city, often by providing the necessary money SYN establish: - Racism is not founded on rational thought, but on fear.
- The castle is founded on solid rock.
- The Soviet Union was originally founded on Socialism.
- After all, they are founded on previous experience.
- All grandeur, all power, all discipline are founded on the soldier.
- During these years race became the cultural flashpoint, and most political careers were founded on a rhetoric of purity and exclusion.
- In a functional sense, spillover was founded on the belief that contemporary economies were based upon a tangle of interrelated sectors.
- The economy of the vale was founded on livestock.
- The original Stoves company was founded on 14 February 1920.
- While Aristotle's scheme is founded on normative grounds, Finer's scheme is derived empirically.
- You could say it was founded on chili.
- A comparable tendency is to be found in the theatre.
- A similar situation is to be found in other regions of the world.
- Further comments on attaching priorities to different subjects and to different levels of material are to be found in Chapter 3.
- He was to be found lurking in the band's dressing room whenever they ventured into Mancunian territory, which was often.
- It was to be found in the libraries of other leading Virginians: Lord Botetourt, Thos.
- She and two of the Aussies then proceeded to the next floor where guest bedrooms were to be found.
- The only reference to sustainable development was to be found in paragraph two hundred and thirteen.
- These words, in his own hand, are to be found, framed, inside the hall.
- Our tour guide was nowhere to be seen, so we set off to explore the city alone.
- She'd looked everywhere for her glasses, but they were nowhere to be found.
- Amelia Otis's name is nowhere to be found.
- But David Kent was nowhere to be seen.
- He had been searching for Morthen, to protect her from his violent half-brother, but she was nowhere to be found.
- I patrolled the town for a while, but they were nowhere to be seen.
- The prison director ordered a search, but the prisoner was nowhere to be found.
- When a game was on the line, Carr was nowhere to be found.
- Willie had looked around for the twins and George, but they were nowhere to be seen.
Founded in 1935 in Ohio, Alcoholics Anonymous is now a world-wide organization. Eton College was founded by Henry VI in 1440.► see thesaurus at establish2be founded on/upon something a)to be the main idea, belief etc that something else develops from SYN be based on something: The British parliamentary system is founded on debate and opposition b)to be the solid layer of cement, stones etc that a building is built on: The castle is founded on solid rock.3technical to melt metal and pour it into a mould (=a hollow shape), to make things such as tools and parts for machines—founding noun [uncountable]: the founding of the University of Chicago → well-founded