found
To startTo start (an institution or organization).
» This story is founded on fact.
Diese Geschichte beruht auf Tatsachen.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To start (an institution or organization).
gründen
осно́выватьosnóvyvatʹ, основа́тьosnovátʹ, учрежда́тьučreždátʹ
засно́вуватиzasnóvuvaty, заснува́тиzasnuváty, осно́вуватиosnóvuvaty
(transitive)To begin building.
errichten, gründen
осно́выватьosnóvyvatʹ, основа́тьosnovátʹ
(transitive)To use as a foundation; to base.
use as a basis for; found on
(transitive)To melt, especially of metal or glass in an industrial setting.
(transitive)To form by melting a metal and pouring it into a mould; to cast.
Examples
136 sentencesThis story is founded on fact.
deDiese Geschichte beruht auf Tatsachen.
He founded the school five years ago.
ruОн основал школу пять лет назад.
deEr hat die Schule vor fünf Jahren gegründet.
When was this university founded?
ruКогда был открыт этот университет?
deWann wurde diese Universität gegründet?
He was still in his teens when he founded a company.
ruОн был ещё подростком, когда основал компанию.
deEr war noch ein Jugendlicher, als er eine Firma gründete.
When was the university founded?
ruКогда был основан университет?
deWann wurde die Universität gegründet?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English founden, from Old French founder (Modern French: fonder), from Latin fFrom Middle English founden, from Old French founder (Modern French: fonder), from Latin fundāre. Compare fund.
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Forms
founds, founding, founded, foundedSynonyms
8 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle