Born vs Founded - What's the difference?
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As a noun born is . As a verb founded is . As an adjective founded is having a basis.
born Etymology 1
From the verb (term).
Verb
(head)
; given birth to.
Adjective
( -)
Well suited to (some behaviour or occupation), as though from birth.
* 1942 , Storm Jameson, Then we shall hear singing: a fantasy in C major
- I ought really to have called him my sergeant. He's a born' sergeant. That's as much as to say he's a ' born scoundrel.
Derived terms
* born in a barn
* born leader
* born loser
* born killer
* born-again
* firstborn
* highborn
* low-born
* newborn
* stillborn
* twice-born
See also
* borne
Etymology 2
Dialectal variant of (burn).
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Verb
(Geordie) With fire.
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founded English
Verb
(head)
(nonstandard, childish)
To set up; to launch; to institute.
Use as a basis for; grounded on.
Adjective
( en adjective)
Having a basis.
- She offered a well-founded hypothesis.
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