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- DictionaryFound/found/
verb
- 1. past and past participle of find
adjective
- 1. having been discovered by chance or unexpectedly.
- 2. (of a ship) equipped; supplied: "the ship was two years old, well found and seaworthy"
1. (transitive) to bring into being, set up, or establish (something, such as an institution, society, etc) 2. (transitive) to build or establish the foundation or basis of. 3. (also intr; foll by on or upon) to have a basis (in); depend (on) Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Check pronunciation: found. Definition of found verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. use as a basis for; found on. synonyms: base, establish, ground. see more. adjective. come upon unexpectedly or after searching. “ found art” “the lost-and- found department” synonyms: recovered. found after being lost. saved. rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin. see more. noun.
to realize that something exists or has happened: [ + (that) ] We came home to find (that) the cat had had kittens. I found (that) I could easily swim a mile. be found. B2. to exist or be present somewhere: Many plant and animal species are found only in the rainforests. See more. find your way. to get somewhere you are trying to reach:
Found - definition of found by The Free Dictionary. found. Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Related to found: dictionary. found 1. (found) tr.v. found·ed, found·ing, founds. 1. To establish or set up, especially with provision for continuing existence: The college was founded in 1872.
1. a. : to come upon often accidentally : encounter. found a $10 bill on the ground. b. : to meet with (a particular reception) hoped to find favor. 2. a. : to come upon by searching or effort. must find a suitable person for the job. b. : to discover by study or experiment. find an answer. c. : to obtain by effort or management.
[transitive] to discover somebody/something unexpectedly or by chance. find somebody/something Look what I've found! We've found a great new restaurant near the office. A man out walking his dog found the body in a ditch. find somebody/something + adj. A whale was found washed up on the shore. They found a car abandoned on top of the cliff.
