found
//ˈfaʊ̯nd//
Forms
- present (v1)
- found
- past (v2)
- founded
- past participle (v3)
- founded
- present participle
- founding
- 3rd person singular
- founds
- Plural
- founds
Definitions
1.simple past and past participle of find
- I found what I was looking for.
- Tom found an old safe in his garage.
- I found the very thing you had been looking for.
2.To start (an institution or organization).
- I found what I was looking for.
- Tom found an old safe in his garage.
- I found the very thing you had been looking for.
3.To begin building.
- I found what I was looking for.
- Tom found an old safe in his garage.
- I found the very thing you had been looking for.
4.To use as a foundation; to base.
- I found what I was looking for.
- Tom found an old safe in his garage.
- I found the very thing you had been looking for.
1.Food and lodging; board.
- He moves north through small settlements and farms, working for day wages and found.
- I'll only give you the usual payment, say five hundred dollars a year, and found." / "And, what?" / "Found, that is, board, you know, and clothing, of course, also.
2.The period of time when a furnace is at its hottest; the interval in which the furnace is meant to fully melt glass.
3.A thin, single-cut file for comb-makers.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2951
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Word family
Etymology
See find.