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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Found \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.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Found \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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I had else been perfect,
              Whole as the marble, founded as the rock. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A man that all his time
              Hath founded his good fortunes on your love. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              It fell not, for it was founded on a rock. --Matt.
                                                    vii. 25.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              There they shall found
              Their government, and their great senate choose.
                                                    --Milton.
  
     Syn: To base; ground; institute; establish; fix. See
          Predicate.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  founded \founded\ adj.
     based; -- often used as combining terms; as, well-founded
     suspicions.
  
     Syn: based.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Found \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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Found \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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  founded
       adj : having a basis; often used as combining terms; "a soundly
             based argument"; "well-founded suspicions" [syn: based]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  founded
     a.
     Having a basis.
     vb.
     1 (infl of en found  ed-form)
     2 (lb en nonstandard childish) (infl of en find  ed-form)
     3 To set up; to launch; to institute.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  founded
     a.
     Having a basis.
     vb.
     1 (infl of en found  ed-form)
     2 (lb en nonstandard childish) (infl of en find  ed-form)
     3 To set up; to launch; to institute.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  founded
     a.
     Having a basis.
     vb.
     1 (infl of en found  ed-form)
     2 (lb en nonstandard childish) (infl of en find  ed-form)
     3 To set up; to launch; to institute.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  founded
     a.
     Having a basis.
     vb.
     1 (infl of en found  ed-form)
     2 (lb en nonstandard childish) (infl of en find  ed-form)
     3 To set up; to launch; to institute.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  founded
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm f ound ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  founded
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en found ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb found)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Founded /fˈaʊndɪd/
  مؤسس

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  founded /fˈaʊndɪd/ 
  postaven

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  founded /fˈaʊndɪd/ 
  založený

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  founded /fˈaʊndɪd/
  gegossen, durch Guss hergestellt, geschmolzen und in eine Form gegossen
   see: found sth., founding, refound
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  founded /fˈaʊndɪd/
  gegründet, gestiftet, begründet, errichtet
        "The company was founded in 1954."  - Das Unternehmen wurde 1954 gegründet.
        "In 1948, a Jewish state was founded."  - 1948 wurde ein jüdischer Staat gegründet.
   see: found sth., founding, founds, founded
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  founded /fˈaʊndɪd/
  gründete, stiftete, begründete, errichtete
        "The company was founded in 1954."  - Das Unternehmen wurde 1954 gegründet.
        "In 1948, a Jewish state was founded."  - 1948 wurde ein jüdischer Staat gegründet.
   see: found sth., founding, founded, founds
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  founded /fˈaʊndɪd/
  gegründet gegr.,  /dʒˈɛɡə/
     Synonyms: established, formed
  
   see: newly formed
  

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  founded /fˈaʊndɪd/
  osnivaju, osnovan, osnovano, osnovao, utemeljena

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈfaʊndɪd/


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