founded

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaʊndɪd/

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• Rhymes: -aʊndɪd
• Hyphenation: found‧ed

Verb

founded

1. simple past tense and past participle of found
2. (nonstandard, childish) simple past tense and past participle of find
3. To set up; to launch; to institute.

Translations

to set up, to launch, to institute

use as a basis for; grounded on

Adjective

founded (comparative more founded, superlative most founded)

1. Having a basis.

   She offered a well-founded hypothesis.

Hyponyms

• ill-founded
• well-founded

Translations

having a basis

• French: fondé (fr)
• Portuguese: fundado (pt) m

Anagrams

• fondued