found
English
Etymology 1
see find.
Noun
Food and lodging, board.
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Verb
(head)
(find)
Derived terms
* found footage
* lost and found
Etymology 2
From (etyl) founder (French: fonder), from (etyl) fundare.
Verb
(
en verb)
To begin building.
To start some type of organization or company.
* {{quote-book, year=1913, author=
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founded . …”}}
Related terms
* foundation
* founder
Synonyms
* (to start organization) establish
Antonyms
* (to begin building) ruin
* (to start organization) dissolve, abolish
References
* Oxford Online Dictionary, found
* WordNet 3.1: A Lexical Database for English, Princeton University
Etymology 3
From (etyl) fondre.
Verb
(
en verb)
To melt, especially of metal in an industrial setting.
To form by melting a metal and pouring it into a mould; to cast.
* Milton
- Whereof to found their engines.
Related terms
* foundry
Etymology 4
Noun
(
en noun)
A thin, single-cut file for comb-makers.
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