🏢found

verb
/faʊnd/

Meaning

to establish or set up an institution, company, or organization
to establish or create something; to discover

Example Sentences

They found a new startup focused on renewable energy.

They founded the company in 1995.

Example Expressions

well-founded

Synonyms

establish, create, set up, launch, originate, start
Entry 1
establish, create, set up, launch, originate
Entry 2
establish, create, set up, start

Antonyms

close, abolish, dismantle, destroy, dissolve, end
Entry 1
close, abolish, dismantle
Entry 2
destroy, dissolve, close, end

Collocations

found a company, found an institution, newly founded, founder of, found company, found organization, newly found, well found
Entry 1
found a company, found an institution, newly founded, founder of
Entry 2
found company, found organization, newly found, well found

More Example Sentences

They approached the conflict differently and found a solution.

They were on the point of giving up, then they found a solution.

Principal John Anderson is the founder of this school and college.

A boy adopts a dog from a local shelter after visiting with his mother and choosing a friendly brown puppy that was found wandering the streets alone

A boy adopts a dog from a local shelter after visiting with his mother and choosing a friendly brown puppy that was found wandering the streets alone and needed a warm home

A boy adopts a dog from a local shelter after visiting with his mother and choosing a friendly brown puppy that was found wandering the streets alone and needed a warm home so they bring it home

A boy adopts a dog from a local shelter after visiting with his mother and choosing a friendly brown puppy that was found wandering the streets alone and needed a warm home so they bring it home and name it Buddy

A boy adopts a dog from a local shelter after visiting with his mother and choosing a friendly brown puppy that was found wandering the streets alone and needed a warm home so they bring it home and name it Buddy who quickly becomes the boy's best friend

A boy adopts a dog from a local shelter after visiting with his mother and choosing a friendly brown puppy that was found wandering the streets alone and needed a warm home so they bring it home and name it Buddy who quickly becomes the boy's best friend and fills the house with joy and energy every single day.

A woman starts a book club with her three closest friends and they meet every two weeks at each other's houses on a rotating schedule to discuss the book they have been reading and share their opinions and favorite parts over tea, coffee, and homemade snacks which makes the meetings feel warm and relaxing and helps them stay connected despite their busy lives while discovering new authors and stories they would never have found alone.

Related Vocabularies

to make something magnetic or to strongly attract
To insert or introduce something into a place or body.
to express approval or admiration; to worship or honor
to make or become less; to reduce in size, importance, or value
to take control of a vehicle or situation illegally or by force
to misunderstand or misinterpret something

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