verb#929 by frequency
found
/ˈfaʊ̯nd/
To start; To begin building; To use as a foundation; to base
- he/she/it
- founds
- past
- founded
- past participle
- founded
Meanings
- 1
To start (an institution or organization)
The society was founded in 1990.
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR
When was the university founded?
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- 2
To begin building
- 3
To use as a foundation; to base
- 4
To melt, especially of metal or glass in an industrial settingrare
- 5
To form by melting a metal and pouring it into a mould; to castrare