English

Detailed Synonyms for found in English

found:

to found verb (founds, founded, founding)

  1. to found
    to establish; to found; to raise; to lay the foundations; to ground; to tune
    • establish verb (establishes, established, establishing)
    • found verb (founds, founded, founding)
    • raise verb (raises, raised, raising)
    • lay the foundations verb (lays the foundations, laid the foundations, laying the foundations)
    • ground verb (grounds, grounded, grounding)
    • tune verb (tunes, tuned, tuning)
  2. to found
    to ground; to found; to base; lay the foundations of
  3. to found
    to establish; to settle; to colonize; to found; to open up; to ground; to prospect; to develop; to lay the foundations; to explore; to scan; to colonise
    • establish verb (establishes, established, establishing)
    • settle verb (settles, settled, settling)
    • colonize verb, American (colonizes, colonized, colonizing)
    • found verb (founds, founded, founding)
    • open up verb (opens up, opened up, opening up)
    • ground verb (grounds, grounded, grounding)
    • prospect verb (prospects, prospected, prospecting)
    • develop verb (develops, developped, developping)
    • lay the foundations verb (lays the foundations, laid the foundations, laying the foundations)
    • explore verb (explores, explored, exploring)
    • scan verb (scans, scanned, scanning)
    • colonise verb, British
  4. to found
    – use as a basis for; found on 1
    to establish; to base; to ground; to found
    – use as a basis for; found on 1
    • establish verb (establishes, established, establishing)
    • base verb (bases, based, basing)
      • base a claim on some observation1
    • ground verb (grounds, grounded, grounding)
    • found verb (founds, founded, founding)
  5. to found
    – set up or lay the groundwork for 1
    to establish; to plant; to found; to institute; to constitute
    – set up or lay the groundwork for 1
    • establish verb (establishes, established, establishing)
      • establish a new department1
    • plant verb (plants, planted, planting)
    • found verb (founds, founded, founding)
    • institute verb (institutes, instituted, instituting)
    • constitute verb (constitutes, constituted, constituting)
  6. to found
    – set up or found 1
    to establish; to launch; to set up; to found
    – set up or found 1
    • establish verb (establishes, established, establishing)
    • launch verb (launches, launched, launching)
    • set up verb (sets up, set up, setting up)
      • She set up a literacy program1
    • found verb (founds, founded, founding)

Conjugations for found:

present
  1. found
  2. found
  3. founds
  4. found
  5. found
  6. found
simple past
  1. founded
  2. founded
  3. founded
  4. founded
  5. founded
  6. founded
present perfect
  1. have founded
  2. have founded
  3. has founded
  4. have founded
  5. have founded
  6. have founded
past continuous
  1. was founding
  2. were founding
  3. was founding
  4. were founding
  5. were founding
  6. were founding
future
  1. shall found
  2. will found
  3. will found
  4. shall found
  5. will found
  6. will found
continuous present
  1. am founding
  2. are founding
  3. is founding
  4. are founding
  5. are founding
  6. are founding
subjunctive
  1. be founded
  2. be founded
  3. be founded
  4. be founded
  5. be founded
  6. be founded
diverse
  1. found!
  2. let's found!
  3. founded
  4. founding
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

found adj

  1. found
  2. found
    found
  3. found
    – come upon unexpectedly or after searching 1
    found
    – come upon unexpectedly or after searching 1
    • found adj
      • found art1
      • the lost-and-found department1

found [the ~] noun

  1. the found
    – food and lodging provided in addition to money 1
    the found
    – food and lodging provided in addition to money 1
    • found [the ~] noun
      • they worked for $30 and found1

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Antonyms for "found":


Related Definitions for "found":

  1. come upon unexpectedly or after searching1
    • found art1
    • the lost-and-found department1
  2. food and lodging provided in addition to money1
    • they worked for $30 and found1
  3. use as a basis for; found on1
  4. set up or lay the groundwork for1
  5. set up or found1

found form of find:

to find verb (finds, found, finding)

  1. to find
    to find; to come across; to meet; to learn
    • find verb (finds, found, finding)
    • come across verb (comes across, came across, coming across)
    • meet verb (meets, met, meeting)
    • learn verb (learns, learnt, learning)
    to discover
    – get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally 1
    • discover verb (discovers, discovered, discovering)
  2. to find
    to perceive; to see; to notice; to become aware of; to sense; to find
    • perceive verb (perceives, perceived, perceiving)
    • see verb (sees, saw, seeing)
    • notice verb (notices, noticed, noticing)
    • become aware of verb (becomes aware of, becoming aware of)
    • sense verb (senses, sensed, sensing)
    • find verb (finds, found, finding)
  3. to find
    to perceive; to become aware of; to keep apart; to notice; to hold apart; to sense; to see; to find
    • perceive verb (perceives, perceived, perceiving)
    • become aware of verb (becomes aware of, becoming aware of)
    • keep apart verb (keeps apart, kept apart, keeping apart)
    • notice verb (notices, noticed, noticing)
    • hold apart verb (holds apart, held apart, holding apart)
    • sense verb (senses, sensed, sensing)
    • see verb (sees, saw, seeing)
    • find verb (finds, found, finding)
  4. to find
    to find; to unearth; come accross
  5. to find
    – accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation 1
    to find; find oneself
    – accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation 1
    • find verb (finds, found, finding)
      • My son went to Berkeley to find himself1
  6. to find
    – receive a specified treatment (abstract) 1
    to obtain; to get; to receive; to find; incur
    – receive a specified treatment (abstract) 1
    • obtain verb (obtains, obtained, obtaining)
    • get verb (gets, got, getting)
      • I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions1
    • receive verb (receives, received, receiving)
      • These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation1
      • His movie received a good review1
    • find verb (finds, found, finding)
      • These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation1
    • incur verb
  7. to find
    – come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds 1
    to find; to feel
    – come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds 1
    • find verb (finds, found, finding)
      • I find him to be obnoxious1
      • I found the movie rather entertaining1
    • feel verb (feels, felt, feeling)
      • I feel that he doesn't like me1
  8. to find
    – make a discovery 1
    to find; to discover
    – make a discovery 1
    • find verb (finds, found, finding)
      • She found that he had lied to her1
    • discover verb (discovers, discovered, discovering)
      • The story is false, so far as I can discover1
  9. to find
    – establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study 1
    to determine; to find; to ascertain; to find out
    – establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study 1
    • determine verb (determines, determined, determining)
    • find verb (finds, found, finding)
      • find the product of two numbers1
      • The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize1
    • ascertain verb (ascertains, ascertained, ascertaining)
    • find out verb (finds out, found out, finding out)
  10. to find
    – decide on and make a declaration about 1
    to find; to rule
    – decide on and make a declaration about 1
    • find verb (finds, found, finding)
      • find someone guilty1
    • rule verb (rules, ruled, ruling)
  11. to find
    – make a discovery, make a new finding 1
    to find; to discover
    – make a discovery, make a new finding 1
    • find verb (finds, found, finding)
      • Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle1
    • discover verb (discovers, discovered, discovering)
      • Roentgen discovered X-rays1
  12. to find
    – succeed in reaching; arrive at 1
    to find
    – succeed in reaching; arrive at 1
    • find verb (finds, found, finding)
      • The arrow found its mark1
  13. to find
    – perceive or be contemporaneous with 1
    to see; to find; to witness
    – perceive or be contemporaneous with 1
    • see verb (sees, saw, seeing)
      • You'll see a lot of cheating in this school1
      • The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions1
      • I want to see results1
    • find verb (finds, found, finding)
      • We found Republicans winning the offices1
    • witness verb (witnesss, witnessed, witnessing)
  14. to find
    – discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of 1
    to notice; to find; to discover; to detect; to observe
    – discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of 1
    • notice verb (notices, noticed, noticing)
    • find verb (finds, found, finding)
      • We found traces of lead in the paint1
    • discover verb (discovers, discovered, discovering)
    • detect verb (detects, detected, detecting)
      • She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water1
    • observe verb (observes, observed, observing)
  15. to find
    – perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place 1
    to find
    – perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place 1
    • find verb (finds, found, finding)
      • I found myself in a difficult situation1
      • When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room1
  16. to find
    – obtain through effort or management 1
    to find
    – obtain through effort or management 1
    • find verb (finds, found, finding)
      • She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents1
      • We found the money to send our sons to college1
  17. to find
    – get something or somebody for a specific purpose 1
    to find; to line up; to come up; get hold
    – get something or somebody for a specific purpose 1
    • find verb (finds, found, finding)
      • I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener1
    • line up verb (lines up, lined up, lining up)
    • come up verb (comes up, came up, coming up)
    • get hold verb
  18. to find
    – get or find back; recover the use of 1
    to retrieve; to recover; to find; to regain
    – get or find back; recover the use of 1
    • retrieve verb (retrieves, retrieved, retrieving)
    • recover verb (recovers, recovered, recovering)
    • find verb (finds, found, finding)
      • She found her voice and replied quickly1
    • regain verb (regains, regained, regaining)
      • She regained control of herself1
  19. to find
    – come upon, as if by accident; meet with 1
    to encounter; to find; chance; to happen; to bump
    – come upon, as if by accident; meet with 1
    • encounter verb (encounters, encountered, encountering)
    • find verb (finds, found, finding)
      • We find this idea in Plato1
    • chance verb
      • She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day1
    • happen verb (happens, happened, happening)
      • I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here1
    • bump verb (bumps, bumped, bumping)
  20. to find
    – come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost 1
    to find; to regain
    – come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost 1
    • find verb (finds, found, finding)
      • Did you find your glasses?1
      • I cannot find my gloves!1
    • regain verb (regains, regained, regaining)
  21. to find
    – To locate text or a specific item on a Web page or in a document. 2
    to find
    – To locate text or a specific item on a Web page or in a document. 2
    • find verb (finds, found, finding)
  22. to find
    – To locate or come upon through action. 2
    to find
    – To locate or come upon through action. 2
    • find verb (finds, found, finding)

Conjugations for find:

present
  1. find
  2. find
  3. finds
  4. find
  5. find
  6. find
simple past
  1. found
  2. found
  3. found
  4. found
  5. found
  6. found
present perfect
  1. have found
  2. have found
  3. has found
  4. have found
  5. have found
  6. have found
past continuous
  1. was finding
  2. were finding
  3. was finding
  4. were finding
  5. were finding
  6. were finding
future
  1. shall find
  2. will find
  3. will find
  4. shall find
  5. will find
  6. will find
continuous present
  1. am finding
  2. are finding
  3. is finding
  4. are finding
  5. are finding
  6. are finding
subjunctive
  1. be found
  2. be found
  3. be found
  4. be found
  5. be found
  6. be found
diverse
  1. find!
  2. let's find!
  3. found
  4. finding
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

find [the ~] noun

  1. the find
    the discovery; the find
  2. the find
    the invention; the discovery; the find
  3. the find
    – the act of discovering something 1
    the find; the discovery; the uncovering
    – the act of discovering something 1
  4. the find
    – a productive insight 1
    the find; the discovery; the breakthrough
    – a productive insight 1

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Antonyms for "find":


Related Definitions for "find":

  1. the act of discovering something1
  2. a productive insight1
  3. accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation1
    • My son went to Berkeley to find himself1
  4. receive a specified treatment (abstract)1
    • These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation1
  5. come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds1
    • I find him to be obnoxious1
    • I found the movie rather entertaining1
  6. make a discovery1
    • She found that he had lied to her1
  7. establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study1
    • find the product of two numbers1
    • The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize1
  8. decide on and make a declaration about1
    • find someone guilty1
  9. make a discovery, make a new finding1
    • Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle1
  10. succeed in reaching; arrive at1
    • The arrow found its mark1
  11. perceive or be contemporaneous with1
    • We found Republicans winning the offices1
  12. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of1
    • We found traces of lead in the paint1
  13. perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place1
    • I found myself in a difficult situation1
    • When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room1
  14. obtain through effort or management1
    • She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents1
    • We found the money to send our sons to college1
  15. get something or somebody for a specific purpose1
    • I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener1
  16. get or find back; recover the use of1
    • She found her voice and replied quickly1
  17. come upon, as if by accident; meet with1
    • We find this idea in Plato1
  18. come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost1
    • Did you find your glasses?1
    • I cannot find my gloves!1
  19. To locate text or a specific item on a Web page or in a document.2
  20. To locate or come upon through action.2

Related Synonyms for found