foundverb
uk/faʊnd/us/faʊnd/found verb (FIND)
past simple and past participle of find
found verb (BEGIN)
B2 [ T ] to bring something into existence:
Boston was founded in 1630 by Puritan colonists from England.
She left a large sum of money in her will to found a wildlife sanctuary.
We are planning a dinner to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the company.
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- She left a large sum of money in her will to found a wildlife sanctuary.
- He used the money to found an internet business.
- Milton Keynes is a new town which was founded in 1967.
- Rome was founded in the eighth century BC .
- He played a vital role in founding the charity.
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Success & failure in business
- administration
- axe
- bankrupt
- bankruptcy
- branch
- branch out
- collapse
- establish
- fold
- foreclose
- liquidate
- liquidator
- locate
- moribund
- official receiver
- organic growth
- prosper
- receivership
- shut (sth) down
- spin
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found verb (BUILD)
[ T usually + adv/prep ] specialized engineering to build a support in the ground for a large structure such as a building or road
Examples
- A lot of the criticism of her is founded on jealousy.
- The whole theory was founded on a mistaken belief.
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Buildng: construction work & workers
- brick
- brick up sth
- bricklayer
- brickwork
- bridge
- builder
- develop
- go up
- improver
- jerry-built
- joinery
- knock
- roof
- roofer
- roofing
- rouseabout
- scaffolding
- self-build
- slate
- thatch
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found verb (BASE)
C2 [ T + adv/prep ] to base a belief, claim, idea, etc. on something:
Her lawyer accused the prosecution of founding its case on insufficient evidence.
I'd like to see the research that these recommendations are founded on.
a society founded on egalitarian principles
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Being based on or depending on something
- base sth on sth
- basis
- boil down to sth
- build around sth
- build on sth
- come down to sth
- ground
- live off sb/sth
- more
- on the back of sth idiom
- on the strength of sth idiom
- predicate
- put all your eggs in one basket idiom
- rest
- ride
- spring
- turn on sth
- underlie
- underpin
- understanding
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