1
: having all usual, standard, or reasonably expected equipment
the boat comes fully found, ready to go—
Holiday
Holiday2
: presented as or incorporated into an artistic work essentially as found
sculpture of fabric, wood, and other found materials—Hilton Kramer
Hilton Kramer
: free food and lodging in addition to wages
they're paid $175 a month and found—New Yorker
New Yorker
founded; founding; founds
1
: to take the first steps in building
2
: to set or ground on something solid : base
3
: to establish (something) often with provision for future maintenance
found an institution
founded; founding; founds
: to melt (a material, such as metal) and pour into a mold
Synonyms
Examples of found in a Sentence
Verb (1)
John Harvard did not actually found the university that now bears his name
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Jeff Gibson, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
Schwartz began studying art, experimenting in mediums including acrylic and watercolors, frequently mixing these with such unusual materials as sand or found objects.
—News Desk, Artforum, 17 Oct. 2024
Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
Langford founded and is the coach for the Avon High School debate team.
—Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
There is in nearly all instances a generous dollop of intelligent ridiculousness baked into the selection and arrangement of his found objects.
—Jeff Gibson, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
Schwartz began studying art, experimenting in mediums including acrylic and watercolors, frequently mixing these with such unusual materials as sand or found objects.
—News Desk, Artforum, 17 Oct. 2024
Verb
After convention speech, what's next for Ramaswamy Former employees sue Dublin firm founded by presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy Smart, driven, a little 'arrogant': How Vivek Ramaswamy's Cincinnati roots shaped him
Ramaswamy attended Princeton Junior High and St. Xavier High School.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
Langford founded and is the coach for the Avon High School debate team.
—Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Found.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/found. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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found
2 of 3 verb
: establish sense 3a
found a town
founded the company in 1847
found
3 of 3 verb
: to melt (metal) and pour into a mold
Etymology
Verb
Middle English founden "found, establish," from early French funder (same meaning), from Latin fundare (same meaning), from fundus "bottom, base" — related to fund, fundamental
Verb
from early French fondre "to pour, melt," from Latin fundere (same meaning) — related to font entry 2, founder entry 2
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