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founder
founderto fall or sink down; to become wrecked; to stumble; collapse; succumb: The project foundered because public support was lacking.
Not to be confused with:flounder – to struggle clumsily: He floundered helplessly on the first day of his new job.; falter; waver; flop about; a marine flatfishfoun·der 1 F0279100 (foun′dər)v. foun·dered, foun·der·ing, foun·ders v.intr.1. To sink below the surface of the water: The ship struck a reef and foundered.2. To cave in; sink: The platform swayed and then foundered.3. To fail utterly; collapse: a marriage that soon foundered.4. To stumble, especially to stumble and go lame. Used of horses.5. To become ill from overeating. Used of livestock.6. To be afflicted with laminitis. Used of horses.v.tr. To cause to founder: A large wave foundered the boat.n. See laminitis.
[Middle English foundren, to sink to the ground, from Old French fondrer, from Vulgar Latin *funderāre, from *fundus, *funder-, bottom, from Latin fundus, fund-.]Usage Note: The verbs founder and flounder are often confused. Founder comes from a Latin word meaning "bottom" (as in foundation) and originally referred to knocking enemies down; it is now also used to mean "to fail utterly, collapse." Flounder means "to move clumsily, thrash about," and hence "to proceed in confusion." If John is foundering in Chemistry 101, he had better drop the course; if he is floundering, he may yet pull through.
found·er 2 F0279100 (foun′dər)n. One who establishes something or formulates the basis for something: the founder of a university.founder (ˈfaʊndə) na person who establishes an institution, company, society, etc[C14: see found2]
founder (ˈfaʊndə) vb (intr) 1. (Nautical Terms) (of a ship) to sink2. to break down or fail: the project foundered. 3. to sink into or become stuck in soft ground4. to fall in or give way; collapse5. (Veterinary Science) (of a horse) to stumble or go lame6. (Veterinary Science) archaic (of animals, esp livestock) to become ill from overeatingn (Veterinary Science) vet science another name for laminitis[C13: from Old French fondrer to submerge, from Latin fundus bottom; see found2]Usage: Founder is sometimes wrongly used where flounder is meant: this unexpected turn of events left him floundering (not foundering)
founder (ˈfaʊndə) n (Professions) a. a person who makes metal castingsb. (in combination): an iron founder. [C15: see found3]found•er1 (ˈfaʊn dər)
n. one who founds or establishes. [1275–1325] foun•der2 (ˈfaʊn dər)
v.i. 1. to fill with water and sink: The ship foundered. 2. to sink; subside. 3. to become wrecked; fail utterly: The project foundered. 4. (of a horse) to suffer from laminitis. v.t. 5. to cause to suffer from laminitis. n. 6. laminitis. [1300–50; Middle English < Middle French fondrer « Latin fundus bottom] found•er3 (ˈfaʊn dər)
n. one who founds metal or type. [1175–1225] founder
Past participle: foundered
Gerund: foundering
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| I founder | | you founder | | he/she/it founders | | we founder | | you founder | | they founder |
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| I foundered | | you foundered | | he/she/it foundered | | we foundered | | you foundered | | they foundered |
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| I am foundering | | you are foundering | | he/she/it is foundering | | we are foundering | | you are foundering | | they are foundering |
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| I have foundered | | you have foundered | | he/she/it has foundered | | we have foundered | | you have foundered | | they have foundered |
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| I was foundering | | you were foundering | | he/she/it was foundering | | we were foundering | | you were foundering | | they were foundering |
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| I had foundered | | you had foundered | | he/she/it had foundered | | we had foundered | | you had foundered | | they had foundered |
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| I will founder | | you will founder | | he/she/it will founder | | we will founder | | you will founder | | they will founder |
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| I will have foundered | | you will have foundered | | he/she/it will have foundered | | we will have foundered | | you will have foundered | | they will have foundered |
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| I will be foundering | | you will be foundering | | he/she/it will be foundering | | we will be foundering | | you will be foundering | | they will be foundering |
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| I have been foundering | | you have been foundering | | he/she/it has been foundering | | we have been foundering | | you have been foundering | | they have been foundering |
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| I will have been foundering | | you will have been foundering | | he/she/it will have been foundering | | we will have been foundering | | you will have been foundering | | they will have been foundering |
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| I had been foundering | | you had been foundering | | he/she/it had been foundering | | we had been foundering | | you had been foundering | | they had been foundering |
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| I would founder | | you would founder | | he/she/it would founder | | we would founder | | you would founder | | they would founder |
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| I would have foundered | | you would have foundered | | he/she/it would have foundered | | we would have foundered | | you would have foundered | | they would have foundered |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | founder - inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horselaminitisinflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat | | 2. |  founder - a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country"beginner, founding father, fathercofounder - one of a group of founderscoloniser, colonizer - someone who helps to found a colonyfoundress - a woman founderconceiver, mastermind, originator - someone who creates new things | | 3. | founder - a worker who makes metal castingsbell founder - a person who casts metal bellsskilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills | | Verb | 1. | founder - fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered"fall flat, fall through, flopgo wrong, miscarry, fail - be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably" | | 2. | founder - sink below the surfacego under, go down, sink, settle - go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" | | 3. |  founder - break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"cave in, collapse, fall in, give way, give, breakchange - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"implode, go off - burst inward; "The bottle imploded"abandon, give up - stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"buckle, crumple - fold or collapse; "His knees buckled"flop - fall loosely; "He flopped into a chair"break - curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves; "The surf broke"slide down, slump, sink - fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"collapse, burst - cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe" | | 4. | founder - stumble and nearly fall; "the horses foundered"trip, stumble - miss a step and fall or nearly fall; "She stumbled over the tree root" |
founder1noun initiator, father, establisher, author, maker, framer, designer, architect, builder, creator, beginner, generator, inventor, organizer, patriarch, benefactor, originator, constructor, institutor He was the founder of the medical faculty.
founder2verb1. fail, collapse, break down, abort, fall through, be unsuccessful, come to nothing, come unstuck, miscarry, misfire, fall by the wayside, come to grief, bite the dust, go belly-up (slang), go down like a lead balloon (informal) The talks have foundered.2. sink, go down, be lost, submerge, capsize, go to the bottom Three ships foundered in heavy seas.Usage: Founder is sometimes wrongly used where flounder is meant: this unexpected turn of events left him floundering (not foundering).founder 1verbTo go beneath the surface or to the bottom of a liquid:sink, submerge, submerse.
founder 2nounOne that creates, founds, or originates:architect, author, creator, entrepreneur, father, inventor, maker, originator, parent, patriarch.Translationsfound2 (faund) verb1. to start or establish. The school was founded by the king. 創辦 创办2. (with on/upon) to base on. The story was founded upon fact. 基於… 基于founˈdation noun1. the act of founding. the foundation of a new university. 創辦 创办2. the base on which something is built. First they laid the foundations, then they built the walls. 基礎，地基 基础，地基 3. an amount of money to be used for a special purpose or the organization that manages it. The British Foundation for Cancer Research. 基金（會） 基金（会） ˈfounder noun a person who founds a school, college, organization etc. We commemorate the founder of the school. 創辦人 创办人ˈfounding nounThe founding of the organization took place a long time ago. 建立，成立 建立，成立 ˈfounding ˈfather noun1. the first or one of the first founders of an organization, a school of thought etc. the founding father of psychoanalysis. 創立人 创立人2. The Founding Fathers of the United States of America were the people who drew up its constitution. 開國者，創始人 开国者，创始人 founder
founder: see laminitislaminitis
, also called founder, inflammation of the lamina, the innermost layer of the hoof wall in horses, ponies, and donkeys. Although the condition usually affects only the front feet, it may involve all four feet. Both acute and chronic forms occur.
..... Click the link for more information. .founder[′fau̇n·dər] (geology) To sink under water either by depression of the land or by rise of sea level, especially in reference to large crustal masses, islands, or significant portions of continents. founder
foun·der (fown'dĕr), 1. A person who contributes to the initial genetic structure of a population and is liable to contribute to a large proportion of the genes in the descendants from it. 2. In veterinary medicine a common name used for laminitis, a serious, painful inflammatory and venous congestion condition affecting the hooves of horses leading to severe lameness and sometimes, rotation of the third phalynx, dropped sole, hoof wall separation or sloughing and in chronic cases, a malformed foot with progressive development of a flat foot with a ringed hoof wall that curves up and forward at the toe (foundered). founder (foun′dər)v. foun·dered, foun·dering, foun·ders v.intr.1. To stumble, especially to stumble and go lame. Used of horses.2. To become ill from overeating. Used of livestock.3. To be afflicted with laminitis. Used of horses.n. See laminitis.founder
Related to founder: Founder effectSynonyms for foundernoun initiatorSynonyms- initiator
- father
- establisher
- author
- maker
- framer
- designer
- architect
- builder
- creator
- beginner
- generator
- inventor
- organizer
- patriarch
- benefactor
- originator
- constructor
- institutor
verb failSynonyms- fail
- collapse
- break down
- abort
- fall through
- be unsuccessful
- come to nothing
- come unstuck
- miscarry
- misfire
- fall by the wayside
- come to grief
- bite the dust
- go belly-up
- go down like a lead balloon
verb sinkSynonyms- sink
- go down
- be lost
- submerge
- capsize
- go to the bottom
Synonyms for founderverb to go beneath the surface or to the bottom of a liquidSynonymsnoun one that creates, founds, or originatesSynonyms- architect
- author
- creator
- entrepreneur
- father
- inventor
- maker
- originator
- parent
- patriarch
Synonyms for foundernoun inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horseSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a person who founds or establishes some institutionSynonyms- beginner
- founding father
- father
Related Words- cofounder
- coloniser
- colonizer
- foundress
- conceiver
- mastermind
- originator
noun a worker who makes metal castingsRelated Words- bell founder
- skilled worker
- skilled workman
- trained worker
verb fail utterlySynonyms- fall flat
- fall through
- flop
Related Wordsverb sink below the surfaceRelated Words- go under
- go down
- sink
- settle
verb break down, literally or metaphoricallySynonyms- cave in
- collapse
- fall in
- give way
- give
- break
Related Words- change
- implode
- go off
- abandon
- give up
- buckle
- crumple
- flop
- break
- slide down
- slump
- sink
- collapse
- burst
verb stumble and nearly fallRelated Words |