Meaning

5 senses
  1. (transitive)To start (an institution or organization).

    gründen

    осно́выватьosnóvyvatʹ, основа́тьosnovátʹ, учрежда́тьučreždátʹ

    засно́вуватиzasnóvuvaty, заснува́тиzasnuváty, осно́вуватиosnóvuvaty

  2. (transitive)To begin building.

    errichten, gründen

    осно́выватьosnóvyvatʹ, основа́тьosnovátʹ

  3. (transitive)To use as a foundation; to base.

    use as a basis for; found on

  4. (transitive)To melt, especially of metal or glass in an industrial setting.

  5. (transitive)To form by melting a metal and pouring it into a mould; to cast.

Examples

136 sentences
  1. This story is founded on fact.

    deDiese Geschichte beruht auf Tatsachen. — al_ex_an_der

  2. He founded the school five years ago.

    ruОн основал школу пять лет назад. — Lenin_1917

    deEr hat die Schule vor fünf Jahren gegründet. — xtofu80

  3. When was this university founded?

    ruКогда был открыт этот университет? — Lenin_1917

    deWann wurde diese Universität gegründet? — MUIRIEL

  4. He was still in his teens when he founded a company.

    ruОн был ещё подростком, когда основал компанию. — paul_lingvo

    deEr war noch ein Jugendlicher, als er eine Firma gründete. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. When was the university founded?

    ruКогда был основан университет? — odexed

    deWann wurde die Universität gegründet? — Haehnchenpaella

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to start an organization:
Русский
By meaning 1
to start an organization:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to start an organization:
to begin building:

Origin

From Middle English founden, from Old French founder (Modern French: fonder), from Latin f

From Middle English founden, from Old French founder (Modern French: fonder), from Latin fundāre. Compare fund.

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Forms

founds, founding, founded, founded
Base formfound · to found
3rd person singularfounds
Present participlefounding
Past simplefounded
Past participlefounded

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfound
he, she, itfounds

Past simpleLesson

all personsfounded

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave founded
he, she, ithas founded

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill found

Synonyms

8 synonyms
to start organization:establishA2
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms
to begin building:ruinA2
to start organization:dissolveB1abolishB2

Word family

13 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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