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Etymology 1

Verb

found

  1. Simple past tense and past participle of find.

Etymology 2

From Old French founder (French: fonder), from Latin fundare.

Verb

Infinitive to found

Third person singular founds

Simple past founded

Past participle founded

Present participle founding

to found (third-person singular simple present founds, present participle founding, simple past and past participle founded)

  1. To begin building.
  2. To start some type of organization or company.
Translations
to begin building
  • Armenian: հիմքը դնել hy(hy) (himkʿë dnel), հիմքը գցել hy(hy) (himk’ë gc’el)
  • Czech: založit cs(cs)
  • French: fonder fr(fr)
  • Norwegian: grunnlegge no(no)
  • Polish: budować pl(pl), zbudować pl(pl), tworzyć pl(pl), stworzyć pl(pl)
  • Russian: основывать ru(ru) (osnóvyvat') (impf.), основать ru(ru) (osnovát') (pf.)
  • Spanish: fundar es(es)
  • Turkish: temel atmak tr(tr)
to start organization
  • Armenian: հիմնադրել hy(hy) (himnadrel), ստեղծել hy(hy) (steġçel), հիմնել hy(hy) (himnel)
  • Czech: založit cs(cs)
  • Dutch: stichten nl(nl)
  • Finnish: perustaa fi(fi)
  • French: fonder fr(fr)
  • Norwegian: grunnlegge no(no)
  • Polish: założyć pl(pl), zakładać pl(pl)
  • Russian: основывать ru(ru) (osnóvyvat') (impf.), основать ru(ru) (osnovát') (pf.)
  • Swedish: grunda sv(sv)
  • Turkish: kurmak tr(tr)
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Translations to be checked
  • Danish: grundlægge da(da)
  • Dutch: stichten nl(nl)
  • Esperanto: fondi eo(eo)
  • Estonian: asutama et(et)
Related terms

Etymology 3

From Middle French fondre.

Verb

Infinitive to found

Third person singular founds

Simple past founded

Past participle founded

Present participle founding

to found (third-person singular simple present founds, present participle founding, simple past and past participle founded)

  1. To melt.
Translations
to melt

 

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