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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++found1 /faʊnd/ the past tense and past participle of find find的过去式和过去分词
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found• The bank was founded 60 years ago in Munich.• We also found a whole batch of papers which we thought might be vital to the war effort.• Eventually, the spare key was found and they were released from the clutches of the car.• They're still trying to establish a motive for the stabbing of Richard Miles, who was found dead in his garden.• The jealousy and sense of betrayal were so all-consuming that he had found himself unable to move.• She found it practical as well as beautiful.• Who originally founded the college?• Just off the main street, she found the first of the carrion creatures.• I found the pages devoted to soy pastes and fish sauces particularly useful.• Mr. Packard was instrumental in founding the Stanford Industrial Park in the 1950s.• When it came time for her to marry, no suitable groom could be found until a mouse was offered.found2 ●●○ AWL verb [transitive] 1 START something/MAKE something STARTto start something such as an organization, company, school, or city, often by providing the necessary money 创立〔组织、公司、学校等〕；创建〔城市〕 SYN establish Founded in 1935 in Ohio, Alcoholics Anonymous is now a world-wide organization. 嗜酒者互诫协会1935年创立于俄亥俄州，现在是一个世界性的组织。 Eton College was founded by Henry VI in 1440. 伊顿公学于1440年由亨利六世创办。► see thesaurus at establish2 be founded on/upon something a) COME FROM/ORIGINATEto be the main idea, belief etc that something else develops from 建立在某事物的基础上 SYN be based on something The British parliamentary system is founded on debate and opposition 英国议会制度的基础是辩论质询。 b) TBCto be the solid layer of cement, stones etc that a building is built on 建在某物之上 The castle is founded on solid rock. 这座城堡建在坚固的岩石上。3. technicalTI to melt metal and pour it into a mould (=a hollow shape), to make things such as tools and parts for machines 铸造 —founding noun [uncountable]n the founding of the University of Chicago → well-founded→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
found• We also found a whole batch of papers which we thought might be vital to the war effort.• Eventually, the spare key was found and they were released from the clutches of the car.• They're still trying to establish a motive for the stabbing of Richard Miles, who was found dead in his garden.• The jealousy and sense of betrayal were so all-consuming that he had found himself unable to move.• She found it practical as well as beautiful.• Just off the main street, she found the first of the carrion creatures.• I found the pages devoted to soy pastes and fish sauces particularly useful.• When it came time for her to marry, no suitable groom could be found until a mouse was offered.From Longman Business Dictionaryfoundfound /faʊnd/ verb [transitive]ORGANIZATIONS to start a new company or organizationThe company was founded back in 1947.→ See Verb tableOrigin found2 (1300-1400) Old French fonder, from Latin fundus “bottom”found1found2 verbLDOCE OnlineChinese
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found1 /faʊnd/ 
the past tense and past participle of find
found2 AC verb [transitive]
SYN 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
SYN 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
▪ 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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the past tense and past participle of find
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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 Language: Old French
Origin: fonder, from Latin fundus 'bottom'
SYN establish:
2. be founded on/upon something
a. to be the main idea, belief etc that something else develops from
SYN be based on something:
b. to be the solid layer of cement, stones etc that a building is built on:
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]:
⇨ well-founded
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