foundation
That upon which anything is foundedThat upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; underbuilding.
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» This house has a solid foundation.
Dieses Haus steht auf festem Grund. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
У этого дома прочный фундамент. — sharptoothed
Цей будинок має міцний фундамент. — ChickenKiev
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9 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 5
By meaning 4
Examples
186 sentencesThis house has a solid foundation.
Цей будинок має міцний фундамент. — ChickenKiev
ruУ этого дома прочный фундамент. — sharptoothed
deDieses Haus steht auf festem Grund. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The rumor was without foundation.
Це була безпідставна плітка. — deniko
ruСлух не имел под собой оснований. — marafon
deDas Gerücht entbehrte jeder Grundlage. — samueldora
Respect is the foundation of life.
ruУважение - основа жизни. — marafon
Meaning
9 senses(countable, uncountable)That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; underbuilding.
Grundlage, Unterbau, Fundament
фунда́ментfundáment, осно́ваosnóva, ба́зисbázis
фунда́ментfundáment, осно́ваosnóva, ба́зисbázys
lowest support of a structure
(countable, uncountable)A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
фондfond
an institution supported by an endowment
(countable, uncountable)Cosmetic cream roughly skin-colored, designed to make the face appear uniform in color and texture.
Foundation, Grundierung
тона́льный кремtonálʹnyj krem
More meanings 6
(countable, uncountable)That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity.
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Stiftung
фондfond
фондfond, фундаціяfundacija
(countable, uncountable)The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.
The foundation of his institute has been wrought with difficulty.
Gründung, Gründen, Stiftung
основа́ниеosnovánije, учрежде́ниеučreždénije
заснува́нняzasnuvánnja
(countable, uncountable)The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry.
The foundations of this construction have been laid out.
Fundament, Gründung, Grundlage
цо́кольcókolʹ, фунда́ментfundáment
(countable, uncountable)In solitaire or patience games, one of the piles of cards that the player attempts to build, usually holding all cards of a suit in ascending order.
Stapel
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)The result of the work to begin something; that which stabilizes and allows an enterprise or system to develop.
Fundament, Grundlage
(countable, uncountable)A basis for social bodies or intellectual disciplines.
Grundlage, Basis
Origin
From Middle English foundacioun, fundacioun, from Old French fondacion, from Latin fundātiFrom Middle English foundacioun, fundacioun, from Old French fondacion, from Latin fundātiō (“founding, foundation”).
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Forms
plural: foundations| Singular | foundation |
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Synonyms
26 synonyms- lowest support of a structure:basefundamentfootgroundworksubstructureunderstructure
- education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge:grounding
- the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained:basisbasefundamentgroundworkcornerstone
- a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body:foundation garment
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new:initiationfoundinginstitutionoriginationcreationinnovationintroductioninstauration
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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