found
verb · noun
Form of find , past tense of find.
Simple meaning
Food and lodging provided in addition to money.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
fowndIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfaʊnd
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
To start (an institution or organization).
Use as a basis for; found on
To melt, especially of metal or glass in an industrial setting.
To begin building.
past tense of find
To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
To form by melting a metal and pouring it into a mould; to cast.
noun
Food and lodging provided in addition to money
“They worked for $30 and found.”
Food and lodging; board.
A thin, single-cut file for comb-makers.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner (estimated)
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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This meaning: To start (an institution or organization).
Used this way, found is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
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Inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse.
The act of starting something for the first time.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
The basis on which something is grounded.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A member of the Constitutional Convention that drafted the United States Constitution in 1787.
A person who casts metal bells.
Repository in a public building where lost articles can be kept until their owners reclaim them.
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Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
A stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new building.
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