found1
- simple past tense and past participle of find.
- equipped, outfitted, or furnished: He bought a new boat, fully found.
- British. provided or furnished without additional charge, as to a tenant; included within the price, rent, etc. (often used postpositively): Room to let, laundry found.
- something that is provided or furnished without charge, especially meals given a domestic: Maid wanted, good salary and found.
found2
- to set up or establish on a firm basis or for enduring existence: to found a new publishing company.
- to lay the lowest part of (a structure) on a firm base or ground: a house founded on solid rock.
- to base or ground (usually followed by on or upon): a story founded on fact.
- to provide a basis or ground for.
Origin of found2
Synonyms
See more synonyms for found on Thesaurus.comfound3
- to melt and pour (metal, glass, etc.) into a mold.
- to form or make (an article) of molten material in a mold; cast.
Origin of found3
Examples from the Web for founded
Contemporary Examples
Carl Sandler, who founded Mister in 2012, previously founded Daddyhunt.com and worked at Gay.com.
EURO was founded by David Duke, the ex-Klansman who ran for Louisiana governor in 1991.
The United States was not founded as a Christian nation, no matter how many zealots wish it had been.
Founded by German monks in present-day Old Town Stockholm, Zum Franziskaner has become a legend amongst locals and tourists.
The man—a Democrat—who founded the Carlyle Group explains why he gives it away.
Historical Examples
Of the original monastery, founded in 1140, hardly a trace remains.
In the Heart of VosgesMatilda Betham-Edwards
Because it must be founded in good nature, and directed by a right heart.
Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
Secondly, I cannot perceive any force in the arguments on which this theory is founded.
The play is founded on the old classical story of Apollo and Daphne.
English VillagesP. H. Ditchfield
As I think I have remarked elsewhere, the Republic is founded on the plough.
Alarms and DiscursionsG. K. Chesterton
found1
- the past tense and past participle of find
- furnished, or fitted outthe boat is well found
- British with meals, heating, bed linen, etc, provided without extra charge (esp in the phrase all found)
found2
- (tr) to bring into being, set up, or establish (something, such as an institution, society, etc)
- (tr) to build or establish the foundation or basis of
- (also intr; foll by on or upon) to have a basis (in); depend (on)
Word Origin
found3
- to cast (a material, such as metal or glass) by melting and pouring into a mould
- to shape or make (articles) in this way; cast
Word Origin
Word Origin and History for founded
found
v.1
"establish," late 13c., from Old French founder (12c., Modern French fonder), from Latin fundare "to lay the bottom or foundation of something," from fundus "bottom, foundation" (see fund (n.)). Related: Founded; founding. Phrase founding fathers with reference to the creators of the American republic is attested from 1916.
found
v.2
"cast metal," late 14c., "to mix, mingle," from Middle French fondre "pour out, melt, mix together," from Old French fondre, from Latin fundere "melt, cast, pour out," from PIE *gheud- (cf. Gothic giutan, German gießen, Old English geotan "to pour"), from root *gheu- "to pour" (cf. Greek khein "to pour," khoane "funnel," khymos "juice"). Meaning "to cast metal" is from 1560s.
found
adj.
"discovered," late 14c., past participle adjective from find (v.). Expression and found in old advertisements for job openings, travelling berths, etc., attached to the wages or charges, indicates that meals are provided, from the expression to find one's self "to provide for one's self." "When a laborer engages to provide himself with victuals, he is said to find himself, or to receive day wages" [Bartlett, "Dictionary of Americanisms," 1848]. Hence, so much and found for "wages + meals provided."