Definition of found
- past tense and past participle of find
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Origin and Etymology of found
Origin and Etymology of found
Definition of found
transitive verb
1
:to take the first steps in building
2
:to set or ground on something solid :base
3
:to establish (something) often with provision for future maintenance
- found an institution
Origin and Etymology of found
Middle English founden, borrowed from Anglo-French fonder, funder, going back to Latin fundāre, derivative of fundus "bottom, base, foundation" — more at 1bottom
Origin and Etymology of found
borrowed from Middle French fondre "to melt, cast," going back to Old French, going back to Latin fundere "to pour, shed, cast, send forth, disperse," going back to Indo-European *ǵhu-n-d-, present tense derivative of *ǵheu̯d- "pour" (also Germanic, in Old English gēotan "to pour, shed," Old High German giozan, Old Norse gjóta "to drop, throw, give birth [of animals]," Gothic giutan "to pour"), extended form of Indo-European *ǵheu̯- "pour," whence Greek chéō, cheîn "to pour, shed," Tocharian B kewu "I will pour," Sanskrit juhoti "(s/he) pours, sacrifices"
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founded;
founding
:to begin or create :establish
- This town was founded in 1886.
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