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1. imp. & p. p. of Find
2. imp. & p. p. of Find.
3. v. t. To form by melting a metal, and pouring it into a mold; to cast.
4. n. A thin, single-cut file for combmakers.
5. v. i. To lay the basis of; to set, or place, as on something solid, for support; to ground; to establish upon a basis, literal or figurative; to fix firmly.
6. v. i. To take the ffirst steps or measures in erecting or building up; to furnish the materials for beginning; to begin to raise; to originate; as, to found a college; to found a family.
7. adj. come upon unexpectedly or after searching
8. n. food and lodging provided in addition to money
9. v. set up or found
10. v. set up or lay the groundwork for
11. v. use as a basis for; found on
12. imp. & p. p. of Find. To form by melting a metal, and pouring it into a mold; to cast. "Whereof to found their engines." Milton. A thin, single-cut file for combmakers. 1. To lay the basis of; to set, or place, as on something solid, for support; to ground; to establish upon a basis, literal or figurative; to fix firmly. I had else been perfect, Whole as the marble, founded as the rock. Shak. A man that all his time Hath founded his good fortunes on your love. Shak. It fell not, for it was founded on a rock. Matt. vii. 25. 2. To take the ffirst steps or measures in erecting or building up; to furnish the materials for beginning; to begin to raise; to originate; as, to found a college; to found a family. There they shall found Their government, and their great senate choose. Milton. Syn. -- To base; ground; institute; establish; fix. See Predicate.