Found

  • 21found — Aside from the past form of find, there are two distinct words found in English. Found ‘establish’ [13] comes via Old French fonder from Latin fundāre, a derivative of fundus ‘bottom’ (which, like English bottom, goes back ultimately to Indo… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 22found — {{11}}found (adj.) discovered, late 14c., pp. adjective from FIND (Cf. find) (v.). {{12}}found (v.1) establish, late 13c., from O.Fr. founder (12c., Mod.Fr. fonder), from L. fundare to lay the bottom or foundation of something, from fundus bottom …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 23found — A person is said to be found within a state for purposes of service of process when actually present therein. But only if a person is in a place voluntarily and not by reason of plaintiffs fraud, artifice, or trick for purpose of obtaining… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 24found — A person is said to be found within a state for purposes of service of process when actually present therein. But only if a person is in a place voluntarily and not by reason of plaintiffs fraud, artifice, or trick for purpose of obtaining… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 25found — Aside from the past form of find, there are two distinct words found in English. Found ‘establish’ [13] comes via Old French fonder from Latin fundāre, a derivative of fundus ‘bottom’ (which, like English bottom, goes back ultimately to Indo… …

    Word origins

  • 26found|er — foun|der1 «FOWN duhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to fill with water and sink: »The ship foundered in the storm. 2. a) to fall down; stumble: »His horse foundered in the swamp. b) to be affected with laminitis. 3. Figurative. to break down; fail: » …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 27Found — Recorded as Found and Founds, this interesting and unusual surname is of Cornish origin. it is believed to be a breakaway form from the place name Penfound in Otterham, recorded as Penfoun in 1356. The place is now no longer identifiable. An… …

    Surnames reference

  • 28found — verb Found is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑immigrant, ↑settler Found is used with these nouns as the object: ↑church, ↑city, ↑club, ↑company, ↑confederation, ↑convent, ↑council, ↑dynasty, ↑ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 29found — v. (D; tr.) to found on (our country was founded on certain principles) * * * [faʊnd] (D; tr.) to found on (our country was founded on certain principles) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 30found — found1 [ faund ] verb transitive often passive *** to start an organization, company, political party, etc.: The newspaper was founded in 1909. a. to start an institution such as a school or college, especially by providing money b. to start… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English