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tr.v. found·ed, found·ing, founds

To establish or set up, especially with provision for continuing existence: The college was founded in 1872.
To establish the foundation or basis of; base: found a theory on firm evidence.

[Middle English founden, from Old French fonder, from Latin fundāre, from fundus, bottom.]

Synonyms: These verbs mean to bring something into existence and set it in operation: founded a colony; created a trust fund; establishing a business; instituted an annual benefit concert; organizing a field trip.

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found² Audio Help (found) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. found·ed, found·ing, founds

To melt (metal) and pour into a mold.
To make (objects) by pouring molten material into a mold.

[Middle English founden, from Old French fondre, from Latin fundere; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]

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founding
noun
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society" [syn: initiation]

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ˈfounding noun

Example: The founding of the organization took place a long time ago.

Arabic:	تأسيس
Chinese (Simplified):	建立，成立
Chinese (Traditional):	建立，成立
Czech:	založení
Danish:	grundlægning
Dutch:	stichting
Estonian:	rajamine
Finnish:	perustaminen
French:	fondation
German:	die Gründung
Greek:	θεμελίωση, ίδρυση
Hungarian:	alapozás; alapítás
Icelandic:	stofnun
Indonesian:	pembentukan
Italian:	fondazione

Japanese:	設立すること
Latvian:	dibināšana
Lithuanian:	ákûrimas
Norwegian:	grunnlegging, oppretting
Polish:	założyciel
Portuguese (Brazil):	fundação
Portuguese (Portugal):	fundação
Romanian:	înfiinţare
Russian:	основание
Slovak:	založenie
Slovenian:	ustanovitev
Spanish:	fundación
Swedish:	grundande
Turkish:	kurma

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Founding

Found\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Founded; p. pr. & vb. n. Founding.] [F. fondre, L. fundere to found, pour.] To form by melting a metal, and pouring it into a mold; to cast. "Whereof to found their engines." --Milton.

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Founding

Found\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Founded; p. pr. & vb. n. Founding.] [F. fonder, L. fundare, fr. fundus bottom. See 1st Bottom, and cf. Founder, v. i., Fund.]

1. 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.

I had else been perfect, Whole as the marble, founded as the rock. --Shak.

A man that all his time Hath founded his good fortunes on your love. --Shak.

It fell not, for it was founded on a rock. --Matt. vii. 25.

2. 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.

There they shall found Their government, and their great senate choose. --Milton.

Syn: To base; ground; institute; establish; fix. See Predicate.

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