found
[verb]
Synonyms: establish, constitute, create, inaugurate, institute, organize, originate, set up, start

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Contrasted words: close, conclude, end, finish, terminate, arrest, check, halt, stay, stop
Related Words: support, sustain, erect, raise, rear, begin, commence, inaugurate, initiate, fashion, form

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English Thesaurus: establish, set up, open, found, inaugurate, ...

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I. found¹ /faʊnd/
the past tense and past participle of find

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II. found² AC verb [transitive]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: fonder, from Latin fundus 'bottom']

1. to start something such as an organization, company, school, or city, often by providing the necessary money Synonym : establish:
Founded in 1935 in Ohio, Alcoholics Anonymous is now a world-wide organization.
Eton College was founded by Henry VI in 1440.

2. be founded on/upon something
a) to be the main idea, belief etc that something else develops from Synonym : be based on something:
The British parliamentary system is founded on debate and opposition
b) to be the solid layer of cement, stones etc that a building is built on:
The castle is founded on solid rock.

3. technical to melt metal and pour it into a mould (=a hollow shape), to make things such as tools and parts for machines
—founding noun [uncountable]:
the founding of the University of Chicago
⇒ well-founded

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establish to start a company or organization, especially one that exists for a long time:
The company was established in 1899.
He established a new research centre in Dublin.
Most of the money will be used to establish local industries and mobilize the work-force.
set up to start a new company or organization. Set up is less formal than establish, and is the usual phrase to use in everyday English:
Kate and her partner are setting up their own printing business.
Dad set up as a builder in 1990 and now he employs over twenty men.
open to start a business that provides services to the public, such as a shop, restaurant, or hotel:
He opened his first restaurant in 1995.
They just opened a new supermarket on Van Nuys Boulevard.
found to start a company or an organization such as a school or a hospital, especially by providing the money for it – used about something that was started a long time ago:
Who originally founded the college?
The bank was founded 60 years ago in Munich.
inaugurate /ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪt, ɪˈnɔːɡjʊreɪt $ -ˈnɒː-/ formal to start an organization with an official ceremony:
Twenty years after the airport was inaugurated, it introduced its first transatlantic flights.

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