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   Found·er

   /ˈfoundər/

   

   verb

   • 1. (of a ship) fill with water and sink: "six drowned when the yacht foundered off the Florida coast" Similar sinkgo to the bottomgo downbe lost at seasubmergecapsizerun agroundbe swampedinformal:go to Davy Jones's locker
   • ▪ (of a plan or undertaking) fail or break down, typically as a result of a particular problem or setback: "the talks foundered on the issue of reform" Similar failbe unsuccessfulnot succeedlack successfall throughfall flatbreak downabortmiscarrybe defeatedsuffer defeatbe in vainbe frustratedcollapsemisfirebackfirenot come up to scratchmeet with disastercome to griefcome to nothingcome to naughtmiss the markrun agroundgo wronggo awrygo astrayinformal:flopfizzle outflatlinecome a cropperbite the dustblow up in someone's facego down like a lead balloonOpposite succeed
   • ▪ (of a hoofed animal, especially a horse or pony) succumb to laminitis.

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   • 1. laminitis in horses, ponies, or other hoofed animals. North American

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘knock to the ground’): from Old French fondrer, esfondrer ‘submerge, collapse’, based on Latin fundus ‘bottom, base’.

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   For leaders of companies who don’t know whether they should introduce themselves as the Founder vs CEO (or Founder CEOs) — here’s some information about what those titles mean, with insight from our amazing Startups.com Founders community on which title (if either) is the best fit.

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   Definition of founder verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   The meaning of FOUNDER is one that founds or establishes. How to use founder in a sentence. Did you know?

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionfounder noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of founder noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. founder. noun. /ˈfaʊndə (r)/ /ˈfaʊndər/ a person who starts an organization, institution, etc. or causes something to be built. the founder and president of the company. a wife and husband who are joint founders of the company. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryFOUNDER definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   The founder of an institution, organization, or building is the person who got it started or caused it to be built, often by providing the necessary money. He was one of the founders of the university's medical faculty.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishFOUNDER | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   FOUNDER definition: someone who establishes an organization. Learn more.

8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › founderfounder | meaning of founder in Longman Dictionary of ...

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   founder meaning, definition, what is founder: someone who establishes a business, orga...: Learn more.

9. www.wordreference.com › definition › founderfounder - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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   a person who establishes an institution, company, society, etc.

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › founder_vfounder, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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    What does the verb founder mean? There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb founder , three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

11. www.wordnik.com › words › founderfounder - definition and meaning - Wordnik

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    noun An originator; one from whom anything derives its beginning; an author: as, the founder of a sect of philosophers; the founder of a family. noun One who establishes by endowment; one who provides a permanent fund for any purpose: as, the founder of a college or hospital.