To found something is like laying a "foundation" for a building note the similarity? But instead of a building, you might found a business or a charity, where you establish the groundwork upon which it can grow.
imp. & p. p. of
Noun
food and lodging provided in addition to money; "they worked for $30 and found"
Verb
use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation"
Verb
set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"
Verb
set up or found; "She set up a literacy program"
Adjective
come upon unexpectedly or after searching; "found art"; "the lost-and-found department"
imp. & p. p.
of Find
imp. & p. p. of Find.
v. t.
To form by melting a metal, and pouring it into a mold;
to cast.
n.
A thin, single-cut file for combmakers.
v. i.
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.
v. i.
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.
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I had else been perfect, Whole as the marble, founded as the rock.
A man that all his time Hath founded his good fortunes on your love.
It fell not, for it was founded on a rock.2.
There they shall found Their government, and their great senate choose.
imp. & p. p. of
To form by melting a metal, and pouring it into a mold; to cast.
A thin, single-cut file for combmakers.
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.
Usage Examples
After you have exhausted what there is in business, politics, conviviality, and so on - have found that none of these finally satisfy, or permanently wear - what remains? Nature remains.
Although I'm a business major out of McGill University, I know nothing... but then I found out much later in life, nobody knows anything.
A couple days ago, I saw a lot of people tweeting, 'Oh, it's so cool 'Home' is being used in the Olympics!' We don't really get to watch much TV, man, with the concerts every night, but I wish I could have seen it. I really just found out through Twitter and my management texting me. I thought it was really awesome.
A test of what is real is that it is hard and rough. Joys are found in it, not pleasure. What is pleasant belongs to dreams.
Acorns were good until bread was found.
America's greatness is not found in the size of its government. America's greatness resides in the hearts and the minds of the people.
A recent Pew Hispanic survey found that more than 70 percent of illegal immigrants from Mexico are interested in a guest-worker program and then returning home.
Aptitude found in the understanding and is often inherited. Genius coming from reason and imagination, rarely.
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Other Usage ExamplesA hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men.
And these two elements are at odds with one another because Freud is utterly adversary to almost all the ways of structuring the human experience found in Western religions. No Western religion can countenance Freud's view of man.
'Eyes Wide Open' took shape from two real life events straight from my own past. One was the sad suicide of my young nephew, a troubled kid, who was found at the bottom of a landmark cliff in central California. The second was a chance encounter forty years ago with none other than, ahem, Charles Manson!
A fact is a simple statement that everyone believes. It is innocent, unless found guilty. A hypothesis is a novel suggestion that no one wants to believe. It is guilty, until found effective.
And I found out, the other part of it is that I found out and in my desire to life successfully, that baseball fit very well into my life. It's been a great teacher, trainer, mentor and you'll see what I mean in the next few minutes that I have to speak.
And as a character, what I found very inspiring about playing Dharma, especially at that time, is that the women on television were more neurotic than they were free. And I thought, this is a rare bird and this is unique on television and I think it's really refreshing.
Actually, I started to become an actress because I met someone who was just a friend and I found his life wonderful, I thought, Oh my god, you can travel, you're free, you can do what you want, you're the boss. And then I met an actor and I was in love with him.
A lot of people say that comedy doesn't travel well. I found it very accessible.
An idea isn't worth much until a man is found who has the energy and ability to make it work.
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