Etymology : Middle English, from Old English findan; akin to Old High German findan to find, Latin pont-, pons bridge, Greek pontos sea, Sanskrit patha way, course
Pronunciation : fInd
Function : verb
Date : before 12th century
1. discovered. establish, institute, create, build; melt and pour into a mold (i.e. metal). found\found\ , imp. & p. p. of find.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."found \found\, n. a thin, single-cut file for combmakers.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.].
2. 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. a man that all his time hath founded his good fortunes on your love. it fell not, for it was founded on a rock. vii.
3. 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.
4. imp. & p. p. of Find.
5. To form by melting a metal, and pouring it into a mold; to cast.
6. A thin, single-cut file for combmakers.
7. 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.
8. 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. food and lodging provided in addition to money; "they worked for $30 and found" come upon unexpectedly or after searching; "found art"; "the lost-and-found department".
9. To meet with, or light upon, accidentally; to gain the first sight or knowledge of, as of something new, or unknown; hence, to fall in with, as a person.
10. To learn by experience or trial; to perceive; to experience; to discover by the intellect or the feelings; to detect; to feel.
11. To come upon by seeking; as, to find something lost.
12. To discover by sounding; as, to find bottom.
13. To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end; as, water is found to be a compound substance.
14. To gain, as the object of desire or effort; as, to find leisure; to find means.
15. To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire.
16. To provide for; to supply; to furnish; as, to find food for workemen; he finds his nephew in money.
17. To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish; as, to find a verdict; to find a true bill against an accused person.
18. To determine an issue of fact, and to declare such a determination to a court; as, the jury find for the plaintiff.
19. Anything found; a discovery of anything valuable; especially, a deposit, discovered by archæologists, of objects of prehistoric or unknown origin. come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining" succeed in reaching; arrive at; "The arrrow found its mark" perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place; "I found myself in a difficult situation"; "When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room" obtain through effort or management; "She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents"; "We found the money to send our sons to college" come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day" come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!".
20. 1. Found is the past tense and past participle of find.
21. When an institution, company, or organization is founded by someone or by a group of people, they get it started, often by providing the necessary money. The Independent Labour Party was founded in Bradford on January 13, 1893 He founded the Centre for Journalism Studies at University College Cardiff The business, founded by Dawn and Nigel, suffered financial setbacks. = set up, establish + foundation foun·da·tion the 150th anniversary of the foundation of Kew Gardens. + founding found·ing I have been a member of The Sunday Times Wine Club since its founding in 1973.
22. When a town, important building, or other place is founded by someone or by a group of people, they cause it to be built. The town was founded in 1610. see also:
founded, founding. Past tense and past participle of find. the past tense and past participle of find.